Paris Saint Germain’s 2-1 win against Lorient on Saturday extended their unbeaten run in Ligue 1 to 14 games and stretched their lead at the top of the table to 13 points.

Why do we care? Well, we don’t really…but it’s been suggested that Laurent Blanc’s men could go undefeated for the rest of the season thereby emulating the achievement of Arsene Wenger’s ‘Invincibles’.

It’s probably a little early for such chatter…just look at the way Chelsea were similarly touted. HAHA!

All the same, in the hope of better understanding what is needed to achieve such a feat, France Football have interviewed Jens Lehmann; everpresent of the Gunners’ glorious 2003/04 season.

We thought we’d share the insight of our heroically aggressive Teutonic glove-butler as it piqued our interest.

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“[I have] only good memories! We had the impression that nothing could happen to us. There were several matches during which we were behind, but we knew that we had the mental resources to come back in the match and reverse the score.

“We had a group that was very together with individuals who had great experience at the top level and who could make the difference at every moment. With the French internationals, who were some of the best players in the world. Without forgetting Dennis Bergkamp. We had an international star in each position. The chemistry was right and we really enjoyed playing together. But our best quality, was speed.”

Lehmann also touched on the influence of Arsene Wenger, a coach often criticised for putting football philosophy above tactics and analysis of the opposition.

“We were perfectly prepared, Arsène Wenger was one of the first managers to use video footage to dissect our opponents and to analyse our performances with the tiniest details.

“We also had very complex statistics. For example, we knew whether or not, from the 70 minute mark, an opponent would break physically. Nothing was left to chance.”

Lehmann’s words about Wenger’s attention to detail echo those of Santi Cazorla, who earlier this year revealed that he’d been tipped off by the boss before the 2014 FA Cup final that Hull’s goalkeeper would take a step towards his wall when facing a free-kick. It was a mistake that proved fatal for the Tigers on a day when we ended our trophy drought.

Why not watch Santi’s lovely goal…go on, treat yourselves. Maybe turn the sound off though.

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Translation by the excellent @GFN_France, you can read the full interview here.

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