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Journalist Matt Scott suggested that the 2 year contract was just to avoid constant speculation and that he'll be off at the end of the season.
I know but I'll cling on to the smallest of hopes at the moment.
CRAP!! If that was the case the club would have come out and said that Wenger is going to stay at the helm for this year while they look for a suitable replacement.
People underestimate Wenger's MASSIVE ego, he is a liar and a spin doctor to boot. NO club, not one decent club in Europe will employ him, and even if they would, Wenger knows that he would not be able to deliver and he would be fired. His ego could not bear that.
Whereas at Arsenal, he runs the place, the owner listens to him regarding football matters and not the other way around, the expectations to deliver are sinking lower and lower without any recriminations and the press...the press is as responsible as anyone for creating this monster. They should have held his feet to the fire years ago and kept them there. Instead he has been given a permanent platform to spout unsubstantiated bullshit and sneeringly & arrogantly dismiss any criticism. And the press have been complicit in this for years...and they STILL do not understand him.
The only place left in football for Wenger is China...... but do you honestly think his ego is going to allow himself to be banished & forgotten to that wasteland??
The only place left in football for Wenger is China...... but do you honestly think his ego is going to allow himself to be banished & forgotten to that wasteland??
Good post Chris and a great point to end on. Too many people have forgotten that we got Wenger from Japan. We didn't poach him from Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, we brought him back from the footballing wilderness of the Japanese J League.
As far back as 1996, when he was in his late 40s and at his peak, he was managing in bloody Japan.
Journalist Matt Scott suggested that the 2 year contract was just to avoid constant speculation and that he'll be off at the end of the season.
I know but I'll cling on to the smallest of hopes at the moment.
CRAP!! If that was the case the club would have come out and said that Wenger is going to stay at the helm for this year while they look for a suitable replacement.
People underestimate Wenger's MASSIVE ego, he is a liar and a spin doctor to boot. NO club, not one decent club in Europe will employ him, and even if they would, Wenger knows that he would not be able to deliver and he would be fired. His ego could not bear that.
Whereas at Arsenal, he runs the place, the owner listens to him regarding football matters and not the other way around, the expectations to deliver are sinking lower and lower without any recriminations and the press...the press is as responsible as anyone for creating this monster. They should have held his feet to the fire years ago and kept them there. Instead he has been given a permanent platform to spout unsubstantiated bullshit and sneeringly & arrogantly dismiss any criticism. And the press have been complicit in this for years...and they STILL do not understand him.
The only place left in football for Wenger is China...... but do you honestly think his ego is going to allow himself to be banished & forgotten to that wasteland??
Szczesny: "Honestly, I couldn’t say that I improved technically in any way from when I became first-choice at Arsenal until the day I left."
Szczesny: "At Arsenal you’d just prepare physically but here you watch films analysing a specific opponent before the game and afterwards we’ll watch again to see what worked."
Saying what we all knew already. Nothing out of the ordinary for well run clubs.
Useless GK coach and Wenger sycophant, Gerry Peyton, ruining goalkeepers for years. Even most will say Cech was past it when he signed, but the top keepers can usually extend their peek years well into their mid 30s. He hasn't improved since he signed, can't save penalties, makes brainfart gaffs that bring us back to the Almunia days.
Szczesny: "Honestly, I couldn’t say that I improved technically in any way from when I became first-choice at Arsenal until the day I left."
Szczesny: "At Arsenal you’d just prepare physically but here you watch films analysing a specific opponent before the game and afterwards we’ll watch again to see what worked."
Saying what we all knew already. Nothing out of the ordinary for well run clubs.
Useless GK coach and Wenger sycophant, Gerry Peyton, ruining goalkeepers for years. Even most will say Cech was past it when he signed, but the top keepers can usually extend their peek years well into their mid 30s. He hasn't improved since he signed, can't save penalties, makes brainfart gaffs that bring us back to the Almunia days.
I believe the coaches are only allowed to do what Wenger permits. How is Monreal allowed to run back and stand on the goal line as if waiting for a corner while Cleverley stands unmarked on the penalty spot. How is Xakha allowed to stand at the edge of the box while Cleverley stands unmarked on the penalty spot. How are things like this allowed to go on week, in week out?? My guess is that there is no post match analysis and that Wenger draws a line under it and they move on. No one is allowed to criticise...that is why we never learn because Wenger forbids it.
Interesting - coz it looks like Alexis and he are not exactly chummy anymore. It could be something or nothing...we all know how the media like to blow things out of proportion...but all bar 2 players (Wilshere and Alexis) shake his hand at the beginning of the morning session.
Asked if he was frightened of calling time on his managerial career, Wenger said: "Yes. Because every end is to be in front of the unknown and of course it can be a bit frightening.
"But even if it is frightening, I'm not too scared. I just want to do what I do as long as I think I can do it well and I have the motivation to do it. On that front, I have no doubt.[/i]
He is not going anywhere in the foreseeable future....thats for sure
The manager has surrounded himself with coaching staff that won't challenge him or the players and it is what it is a comfortable place to play football for players that just coast and try to do enough.
Players like Sanchez,no wonder they want to leave and players like Walcott want to stay....
Serious question as well who has improved as a player under Wenger these last few years especially.I am honestly thinking no-one.
The only place left in football for Wenger is China...... but do you honestly think his ego is going to allow himself to be banished & forgotten to that wasteland??
Good post Chris and a great point to end on. Too many people have forgotten that we got Wenger from Japan. We didn't poach him from Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, we brought him back from the footballing wilderness of the Japanese J League.
As far back as 1996, when he was in his late 40s and at his peak, he was managing in bloody Japan.
Yes, he is going to replace Ji Jinping (Chinese Leader).
Asked if he was frightened of calling time on his managerial career, Wenger said: "Yes. Because every end is to be in front of the unknown and of course it can be a bit frightening.
"But even if it is frightening, I'm not too scared. I just want to do what I do as long as I think I can do it well and I have the motivation to do it. On that front, I have no doubt.[/i]
He is not going anywhere in the foreseeable future....thats for sure
£10 million a year for continually failing without being questioned by the club owner can be quite the motivation.