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Alan Hutton
So some of you still buy this notion that Wenger is getting Arsenal "to punch above their weight and is keeping them in the top 4"??
So you still think they are succeeding only because of him??
Have you seen that they are spending more on wages than Chelski?
Have you seen the glaring holes in their squad (DCM and CB cover)?
He and they are awash with money and the fact that those problems still persisting is what makes them even still reachable for us.
He and they have NO excuses for having more ACMs in that team than DCMs and CBs combined.
If say, a Guadiola or a Van Gaal, were to have be appointed there would be none of the nonsense transfer strategy that we have seen from them and they'd be far closer to City and Chelski than us. The longer Wenger stays the better the chance we can hang on to the 4th place chase (even if we don't eventually make it)
Totally agree. Arsenal are in the top 4 "despite" of Wenger and not because of him. If they had appointed a decent manager these last 5 or 6 years it was much more likely that they would have been competing for titles and champions league tropheys rather then scrapping for 4th place and seeing this as success. Anyone who thinks Wenger leaving will lead to a downward spiral is kidding themselves. The truth is that they are ALREADY in a downward spiral this last decade...............its just that other teams, and us in particular, have failed to capitalise on it.
Lets not kid ourselves, Wenger "was" a brilliant manager (at premiership level) but that was over a decade ago. The game has moved on hugely and they will never come close to winning a title or do anything in europe under him ever again.
I have no doubt that Arsenal will appoint a top manager when Wenger goes. Thats when we should realy start to worry.
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