The once great french manager has no doubt been a driving force in Arsenal becoming the world brand it is right now, but we certainly cannot say our reputation as an European top team isnt presently under serious threat. Wenger's legacy which he built from nothing into one of utmost respect and admiration has,imo, been crumbling for the past 2 or 3 seasons. Voices questioning his managerial skills have increased. Voices singing praise a la "In Arsene We trust" has reduced considerably.
I, as a Gunner and admirer of Wenger, firmly believe that as each season comes & goes, his era of invincibility disintegrates more & more. Why is this so? Imo, this is because of wenger's blind loyalty to the board. He is ready, and often enough, takes stick for the board even when we all know that its not his job to provide these funds. Though a nobel act I feel he will regret taking these actions, as when the $h.it hits the fan he ll be the one left taking all blames.
For example, as a manager of his exposure am pretty sure he knows its suicide depending on diaby & wilshere for next season. Diaby is a write-off and wilshere's young career is in danger of being injury ravaged, Rosicky & Ramsey are average at best. If we are going to rely on only these players then we are most certainly doomed.
Dont know why we have pulled out of the M'Vila race (contrary to what some of you think, but when a manager says we are not after a player take it at face value), and this Carzola is predominantly a winger so how does he come into our midfield.
Utd just spent 26m pounds on a new midfielder, add that to them acquring kagawa. Why cant we spend some flipping money and buy the exact player we need, rather than goin for the cheap option in order to save cash.
As i said earlier, wenger is in danger of destroying his legacy if he continues to condone the board's tight-fistedness & idiocy. My respect for him will still be intact if he resigns in protest in the way the board is running the club....unlike rvp he has given alot to this club & no one will begrudge him that.
Wenger's legacy
posted on 23/7/12
Lawrento - It's obvious that Wenger doesn't care about his legacy more than he cares about Arsenal. All is not rosy at the club and we are trying to cover up something for sure
Maybe the board is trying to cover up how David Dein ran the club and how he left it, it was him and his kids that ran it while the current board just sat there doing nothing and collected the glory and honours. No wonder that why they are so incompetent.
Wenger does more than he should at the club and he knows if he leaves it could all fall apart.
There is a lot of corruption in football, and I think our issues at Arsenal are a lot more than not wanting to spend money!
posted on 23/7/12
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posted on 23/7/12
SuperGoon
Obviously you have nothing to offer
posted on 23/7/12
From a fans perspective maybe. But ask Wenger's contemporaries or even predecessor manager/owners etc and see what kind of job they think Arsene is doing and whether or not his reputation has been crumbling for years.
Im pretty sure most of them would have nothing but praise for what wenger is doing.
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I'm sure Mourinho arguably the greatest manager of his generation if not all time would have a lot to say about the job Wenger's doing that wouldn't involve praising him.
posted on 23/7/12
Mourinho better than Fergie? Really?
posted on 23/7/12
Mourinho better than Fergie? Really?
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I think mourinho has the potential to be. IMO to be considered a great manager you have to win a league title and then build another league title winning team. fergie has won league titles, dismantled that team and then built another championship winning team etc. ie the bruce, sharpe, pallister, cantona era, the beckham, butt, yorke, stam era and the ronaldo, rooney etc era. mourinho hasnt done this yet. he needs to stop jumping clubs every 2-3 years.
posted on 23/7/12
^^^^ Exactly
SAF all the time, let's see what Mourinho can do with a modest budget!
posted on 23/7/12
I think mourinho has the potential to be. IMO to be considered a great manager you have to win a league title and then build another league title winning team. fergie has won league titles, dismantled that team and then built another championship winning team etc. ie the bruce, sharpe, pallister, cantona era, the beckham, butt, yorke, stam era and the ronaldo, rooney etc era. mourinho hasnt done this yet. he needs to stop jumping clubs every 2-3 years.
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2 Champions Leagues and League titles in 4 different countries says great manager to me but I respect your opinion. What about consecutive titles does that come under your criteria for being a great manager?
^^^^ Exactly
SAF all the time, let's see what Mourinho can do with a modest budget!
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Didn't he win the the UEFA Cup and Champions League in consecutive seasons with Porto on a modest budget?
posted on 24/7/12
2 Champions Leagues and League titles in 4 different countries says great manager to me but I respect your opinion. What about consecutive titles does that come under your criteria for being a great manager?
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mourinho is a great manager-that there is no doubt. What i was saying was that in my opinion mourinho has the potential to be the greatest if he can build and rebuild like fergie has done!
posted on 24/7/12
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