Arsenal FC - The Five Year Plan (Second Attempt)

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Arsene Wenger's Story

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Arsene Wenger (born 22nd of October 1949) is a French football manager and player who is currently long serving manager at English Premier League club Arsenal FC.

Wenger began his senior playing career as a midfielder for Mutzig who are based in France in 1969 where he stayed for 4 years before moving to Mulhouse who are also a French club. He only spent 2 years at Mulhouse before moving to ASPV Strasbourg, yet another French club, where he spent 3 years before spending the last 3 years at French club RC Strasbourg where he then retired as a player.

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He then took over as Assistant Manager at French Ligue 2 club AS Cannes but the following year after Michel Platini's father, Aldo Platini, recommended him he took over the managerial role at Nancy-Lorraine who were in the French Ligue 1. He spent 3 seasons as manager of Nancy-Lorraine before moving onto fellow Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco. He spent 7 years as manager at Monaco, winning them one Ligue 1 title in the 1987-1988 season and one Coupe de France in the 1990-1991 season, before to Japan to spend one year as manager of Nagoya Grampus winning them the Emperor's Cup and the J-League Super Cup in that year.

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Since 1996, Wenger has been manager of Arsenal FC. During his time as manager he has won 3 English Premier Leagues (1997-1998, 2001-2002 and 2003-2004), 5 English FA Cups (1997-1998, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2004-2005 and 2013-2014) and 4 Community Shields (1998, 1999, 2002 and 2004). But over the last decade, Wenger and the Arsenal team have come under much criticism due to the lack of silverware coming to the club, apart from the FA Cup which is their only piece of silverware in the last 10 years, and there have been a few calls to bring in a fresh face to lead Arsenal to glory and on 1st of July, the fans got their wish as Arsene Wenger announced that he was leaving Arsenal FC.

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"To be honest, it's time. I have been the manager at this amazing club since 1996. that is 18 years and I feel like I have done all I can for the club and that it is time I step down and give a younger manager the chance to bring some glory and silverware to the club. I have felt like this for a couple of years now but I was determined to win some silverware before I left and now that we have won the FA Cup, it's the right time. I will miss this amazing club and the amazing backroom staff that I have. It has been a pleasure to be the manager of them for the last 18 years and I wish them the very best of luck in the future."​

 

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Before anyone says anything, I had to restart because I got a new computer etc so I decided I had to restart. The start will be the same as the last one.

 

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The biggest and most attractive managerial vacancy at the moment is the Arsenal job. A club that has built a brilliant fan base and a club that is supported by hundreds of millions all over the globe. Arsenal is recognized as one of the most iconic clubs in the whole of England.

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Arsenal play their games at the Emirates Stadium which is located in Horney Road, London, England holds 60,432 and is an absolutely beautiful stadium to be in.

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The academies play at the Arsenal Training Centre which is located in London Colney, Hertfordshire. There are definitely more iconic academies in the world but they could still produce the next Lionel Messi

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The Arsenal board announced that this afternoon, there will be a press conference to unveil the new manager of Arsenal FC. ​

 

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"I want to welcome you all here. I am going to answer some questions before unveiling the new manager here at Arsenal Football Club"

Reporter: There have been many calls for English managers to be given a chance to manage the better English clubs. Did this have any influence on the appointment of the new manager?

S. Kroenke: Yes, we had acknowledged what English football fans had been asking for and we did look to appoint an English manager to take over the Arsenal hotseat.

Reporter: There hasn't been many signings the Transfer Window. Does this mean that the manager will get a lot of money to spend on players in the rest of the window?

S. Kroenke: There will be money available but I will not be making how much will be available public knowledge. The finances of the club are for me and the fellow shareholders to know. Not the public.

Reporter: Is the new manager an established name in Europe?

S. Kroenke: The new manager is definitely an established name in Europe but this will be his coaching role but despite his lack of experience we here at Arsenal are 100% that he will do a brilliant job.

"So without further delay, let me announce to you the new manager of Arsenal Football Club..."

David Beckham

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The Squad:

Goalkeepers:

-Wojciech Szczesny
-David Ospina

Defenders:

-Mathieu Debuchy
-Calum Chambers
-Laurent Koscielny
-Gabriel Paulista
-Per Mertsacker
-Kieran Gibbs
-Natxo Monreal

Midfielders:

-Mikel Arteta
-Mathieu Flamini
-Tomas Rosicky
-Aaron Ramsey
-Santi Cazorla
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
-Serge Gnabry
-Abou Diaby
-Jack Wilshere
-Alexis Sanchez
-Mesut Ozil
-Theo Walcott

Forwards:

-Danny Welbeck
- Olivier Giroud
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I took my first training session with Arsenal today and had an opportunity to see the players up close and personal. I have an extremely talented squad and I can't wait to start working with them properly.

Players like Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Per Mertsacker will be key for us this season and if they can have a good season then I reckon I will have a very good time here.

There are a few players that I am worried about. Players like Mikel Arteta, Mathieu Flamini and Tomas Rosicky are getting on in age and I'm not too sure if they can still cut it at this level. I have some problems to deal with.

Although with that being said, there are players like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Calum Chambers and Serge Gnabry are still very young and have a lot of potential to become world class players and I am incredibly excited to see how they can develop in the future for us.

The goalkeeping position is one of our strongest areas. We have 2 solid keepers in Wojciech Szczesny and David Ospinaand the only problem that I will have is making sure that they both get sufficient game time​

 

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The First Five Years

Year One: 2014/2015 Season:

In my first season I would like to have a strong showing in the Premier League, so a top 4 finish will be good enough for my first season in charge and hopefully that will provide us with a solid platform to push on in the following seasons.
The FA Cup is a cup that I do regard as important, especially for this first season. We are the current holders so retaining it would be nice. I will play some youngsters here and there but a strong squad will still be used.
The Carling Cup (also known as League Cup) won't be important this season so youngsters will be getting used a lot in this tournament.
The Champions League is a tournament I do regard as important, although with that being said I don't think we have a squad strong enough to mount a serious challenge for the cup just yet so a Quarter-Final appearance is what I'm looking for here.
Also for the first season at least we will be in the McDonald's Community Shield Match. We do have to face Manchester City who are a very good side so as long as we put up a strong fight, I wouldn't mind a loss to much.

Year Two: 2015/2016 Season:

This will be my second season in charge so I do want to have another strong season. In the league I would like to finish in the top 4. I know it sounds like I don't have much ambition but I want to take my time, build a solid squad them start challenging more and more.
The FA Cup won't be regarded as important this season. I will still be expecting to get to the Semi-Finals though but youngsters will be getting a lot of game time here.
The Carling Cup will be regarded as more important than last season, I actually want to win it this season and I will be fielding a strong squad to do this.
The Champions League is obviously still important but I still don't expect the squad to be strong enough to have a shot at winning it so another Quarter-Final appearance will be very acceptable in my opinion.

Year Three: 2016/2017 Season:

My third season is the season where we start to push up the league and a title challenge is definitely possible in my opinion so a third place finish will definitely be possible.
The FA Cup I have no expectations at all this season and I actually don't care where we end up here and youngsters will be getting plenty of game time.
The Carling Cup isn't as important as last season but a Semi-Final appearance is what I am expecting and youngsters will be getting a little bit more game time than last season.
This is also the season that we will be starting to push on in the Champions League and I am hoping for a Semi-Final appearance this season.

Year Four: 2017/2018 Season:

The fourth season is the season that I want to give a strong title challenge so I want to finish at least in second place this season.
The FA Cup is a little more important that last season but I am still only wanting a Semi-Final appearance so there will be a mix of experience and youth going on.
In the League Cup I expect at least a Final appearance this year but I will still be having a mixture of experience and youth.
The Champions League is important but I'm still not expecting to get to the Final this year therefore a Semi-Final appearance would be good.

Year Five: 2018/2019 Season:

The fifth season will be where it should all start to come into place. I want to winthe league this season and after building for 5 years, I find this a very realistic target.
In the FA Cup and League Cup I am expecting to win. That would mean I have completed the treble and it will definitely be achievable.
Despite building the club for 5 years, I am still not expecting to win the Champions League just yet but I am still hoping for a Final appearance.

I don't know if I am going to be going more than 5 years but if I have enough fun then I will be.
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