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Wenger’s absolute monarchy looks to be in permanent decline:

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The question is does the board have the conviction to sack Wenger if necessary? There has long been a suspicion that as long as Wenger guarantees Champions League football with a healthy bank balance and attractive football he has security of tenure. At least Wenger has ensured the clubs finances are not parlous like the Bourbon dynasty or many other clubs.

Arsenal fans have it better than most but a club who not so long ago were accustomed to such success are entitled to expect more than a scrap for fourth place. Wenger has not a shown the slightest inclination to change is philosophy and accept he must spend to compete. Former players, fans, rival managers and respected doyens have all expressed their opinion on Arsenal’s shortcomings, yet Wenger had remained oblivious to criticism and it now feels he is no longer feigning ignorance.

He will go down as one of the greats (not so long ago he was voted the greatest ever manager to work in Britain in a Sky Sports poll) but he is no longer the sun king. Elite football no longer revolves around Arsenal and although revolution is not yet upon us, disillusionment set in long ago. Wenger and the board have a decision to make in the coming months. They can either part ways and accept the partnership has run its course or recalibrate their targets and commit serious money to the cause. Wenger must be forced to spend and chase world-class players if required.

The great Brian Clough watched his team win successive European Cups before ending his reign with relegation. Wenger’s decline may not be as drastic or colorful but he should heed the lessons of past greats. No manager however great is invulnerable once he runs out of ideas. Arsenal are crying out for a new impetus it may be a parting of the ways is imperative for preventing the clubs relegation to the second tier of footballing superpowers becoming prolonged.

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  • Nzekwe Asugha says:

    As long as Wenger remains as the Manager of Arsenal, the club will never win a thing. This Man doesn’t behave like a true European , who values his honour and name ,over and above any other thing.
    Agreed, that he has taken the club to its glorious height, at the same time, it is obvious to the most discerning minds, that he has also taken the club to its lowest ebb. The humiliation at Old trafford and San siro is more than enough for any Manager worth his pride to resign, but his stubborn nature and lack of ambition will not allow him to do so.
    This “i don’t care” attitude has already rubbed off on his players, who have invariably shown no serious ambition to win games, with the exception of RVP. With the present low mood in the camp, i am afraid that the club will win nothing and wont even make the top four at the end of the season. The only way out is for this stubborn Ijebu man to go. Wenger is hurting millions of Fans all over the world, especially in Nigeria. The solution is for the club to to be in the hands of a serious investor, not the type as presently constituted in Stan silence Kronke. They will lead the club to doom as they have done already. Shame to all of them.

  • Bart says:

    Great to read all these insightful articles by the knowledgeable, lovely jumping on the bandwagon, great re-use of gutter press cliches.. Bit like a shelf stacker at Aldi giving advice to the CEO of Shell how to manage the company.

  • Anicet says:

    i agree totally whith the article.
    Wenger behaviour is exactly the same like many regims in Africa in particular one from DRC and ruanda where some leaders try to stay in power despite the disapproval of their own population.
    Wenger is living in a world of confusion. This man(Wenger) is thinking Arsenal is his own business.
    he got no respect for other people because he is really arrogant but mr Wenger remember, soon or later you will leave your throne.

    • Anicet says:

      I agree totally with the article.
      Mr Wenger is tyrant. His behaviour is exactly the some like many African leaders who want to remain in power despite the disapproval of their own population.
      Mr Wenger is living in his own world full of illusion and confusion. I’m trying explain to mr Wenger that things have changed, he has to listen people opinion and try to be respectfull to people who love the Club and who are making this Club Great.

  • Jalal says:

    Since i ever read the aticle with make me happy and proud of the unkown to me except u. All what u has been stated is true and if the management does not push that outdated man on that position, im sure that they will see a greatest awful that they ever saw in the arsenal team, becous, from ebb to relegation is the potential progress of what winger always shown to the team, as a manager it’s too nonsence and intoxication lied. Hopes and the good prosperity never mentioning in his recent mamagement. we are totaly tied of his bad decition. No baying good players, selfish line up, teling us lies, leting our bigs names to go, siting on the bench to see how we lost and seen him self as sumting or a great manager. where a blind man with a greedy heart can be applicable to work in the bank, tanx.

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