Forget about who manages Arsenal, who manages Arsene?
Originally Posted by SpiderMan 83:
“The frustating thing is, he is not even a bad manager. Granted he makes bad choices. I think his arrogance and stubborness seperate him from the rest. I think he is a good manager( not great or brilliant like he once was). I think he is a bad fit fir Arsenal. If it is footie he will miss i am sure he can coach france or a team in another league.”
No he's not a terrible manager. He's not a 'great' manager, but I think regardless of what happens, it was him who oversaw the stadium move, brought in some iconic players and built very good teams to watch. The PL and English football would be a poorer place without Wenger, and we wouldn't have had foreign investers and the likes of Mourinho, Benitez, Guardiola, etc joining if he wasn't successful and trailblazing early on.
But there's a means to an end. I never genuinely thought Arsenal would win the league title this season, and that was because of Wenger. They still look brittle in defence, the midfield cannot dominate games and the attack isn't clinical. Whenever he solves one problem, another seems to arise. And I don't think he has a clue about how to solve it -- his in-game management is terrible. It seems he only likes to do anything radical during pre-season, and even then he comes up with millions of excuses as to why Arsenal haven't signed anybody.
Arsenal only look good when a player returns from injury. Manager can never get his strongest XI playing at the same time. So when Cazorla returns, he'll comment on how much the team have missed him, and it's unfair that all these players can't play together at the same time.
The club is in a fantastic position to dominate English football. It's not like at United when Fergie did a runner -- their squad was unbalanced; when Wenger leaves and the board sort their agenda out, the sky's the limit.
Wenger will probably stay because the challenge of Mourinho, Conte, Guardiola, Poch, Klopp next season is too good to turn down. Let's not forget that new managers bring instability, so don't expect City and United to hit the ground running. Theoretically, Wenger should capitalise, but will he? Nope. Expecting the same old guff.