Wenger shown the door
In past months, the future of Arsène Wenger has been very sceptical. Some of the large Arsenal fan base, have been calling for Wenger’s head, whereas some patriotic fans came up with the saying ‘In Wenger, we trust’. Despite this, even some of the high level fans have started to feel the strain.
Wenger has been described as a coach who "has spent his career building teams that combine the accumulation of silverware with a desire to entertain and attack", and as "a purist, dedicated to individual and collective technical quality".
At Monaco, Wenger earned a reputation for unearthing young talent. Throughout his managerial career at Arsenal, Wenger signed relatively unknown and inexperienced players such as Patrick Vieira, Cesc Fàbregas, Robin van Persie and Kolo Touré, helping their transition to become familiar names in European football. This became known as ‘The Wenger way’.
Although Wenger made some big-money signings for Arsenal, his net transfer record is far superior to other leading Premier League clubs. This enabled the club to build new training facilities, and youth facilities.
After 15 years of memories, the time has come for Arsène to leave the club that he fell in love with, and nurtured. After a meeting which lasted more than an hour, Peter Hill-Wood, chairman, mutually agreed with Wenger, on his leave from the club.
Peter Hill-Wood: “I thank Arsène for everything he has done for the club. It’s been a pleasure to work with him. I see him as a friend, and I hope he follows the club well into the years. I hope he never forgets his time at the club, because the fans will never forget it.”
In his time at Arsenal, he won a total of 11 trophies, 3 Premier Leagues, 4 F.A. Cups, and 4 League Cups, with 12 runners up medal, in 6 different competitions. Despite this, the search for trophies, has reached desperation point, with the last trophy won in an F.A. Cup Final in 2005, where they won Manchester United, on penalties 5-4, after a 0-0 draw.
Some fans have said some of the following to the dismissal of Arsène Wenger.
“I’m 63 years old, and I’ve been coming to watch this team since I was a lad, and he’s done so much for the club. It’s a saddening day to see him leave.”
“I understand what he’s done for the club will never be forgotten, but the trophy problem was to strong for me, he had to go at some point.”
Peter Hill-Wood has stated, "I am looking for a young manager, who I believe can bring back the glory days to Arsenal, and reinstate our dominance."