Arsenal's Future - Your Opinion

The Arsenal
#21

There are 3 wealthier clubs in the league compared to us (two of them considerably so) and Liverpool/Spurs are not far behind especially with their increased stadium capacities to come plus CL football.

So we are not exactly in a position in which our wealth by itself counts for much more then being able to remain competitive in the top4 race.

We also have a pretty average squad which is not underachieving for the most part. The team we played yesterday for example is just really really bad.

Top 4 would be the expectation of a new manager but heā€™d have to come in and hit the ground running. If itā€™s someone which is big on tactical training for most of these players it would be a huge huge change in how we operate.

A bad season in which we finish 6th or lower is not out the question Liverpool, Chelsea and United have all had these seasons.

Even if we hire a top manager that alone isnā€™t enough to guarantee top 4 or a championship. Letā€™s say we sign Allegri heā€™s still going up against Conte, Guardiola, Mourinho, Klopp and Pochetino all of them outstanding managers in their own right all of them will have budget which are in the same bracket as us or higher and all with squads which are comparable or better.

For a new manager to come in and be successful we need his tactical ideas to succeed in a league he most likely has never played in, we need to successfully improve on our current squad in the transfer market which even with the best intentions is not always possible and we also need some of the teams around us to hopefully underperform.

I know itā€™s easy to say Wenger has done so much wrong and we are 4th therefore things should be better with a better manager (on paper) but I think the reality is even with Allegri, next season would be walking a tightrope it could easily go horribly wrong.

Iā€™m more than willing to take that risk because Iā€™m fed up, I donā€™t like watching us (honestly only watched a handful of full 90min games this year because it feels like itā€™s irrelevant anyway) but I really think thereā€™s no reason we are more special than Liverpool or city or Chelsea or united and with a new manager and how competitive the league is I think thereā€™s a pretty big chance we have a poor league finish, in which case fans expectations will align and we spend more time looking for tactical improvements which would serve us well for the long run in the same way Liverpool and Spurs fans got excited seeing Klopp and Pochetinos changes to the side despite being in a poor league position.

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#22

Yeah one thing for all our failings the top 6 this year is very competitive.
Its harder than ever now to dominate in english football. One reason why I personally would not dismiss domestic trophies.
They are fan days imo.

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#23

Who ever is the manager next season, itā€™s unlikely we will be playing CL football.
We are going to finish outside the top four this season and we are also going to lose some of our best players.

If Wenger stays it isnā€™t hard to predict, because he does the same thing every season, repeating the same mistakes in the transfer window and on the pitch.

If we get a new manager, we have to rely on the board going for the best, or what I think might happen, a cheaper option on a manager with potential rather than proven quality.

We also have to rely on Kroenke to give the manager a substantial amount to replace the players leaving as well as filling the gaping hopes in our stagnant attack.

This has all been coming for several seasons, and anyone who didnā€™t see it coming wasnā€™t paying attention.
Itā€™s a complete mess compounded by the fact spurs and Man U are overtaking us and we are going to struggle to even compete for the fourth place trophy.

Thanks to Kroemke, with a little help from Wenger, we will struggle to keep up with all our rivals.

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#24

Didnā€™t know it. So Wenger will never get sacked. He is gonna walk when he thinks his time is up.

#25

:joy: this is the most you sentence ever. Love it haha

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#26

We should hire Theresa May as manager or David Cameron as manager :hipster:

#27

Iā€™ve been saying for a long time now we need a figure like Dein to be atop the food chain. Wenger has been bad but I honestly think itā€™s his approach to the market that has hurt the club more than anything. Unfortunately he cannot solve this problem on his own because heā€™s reluctant to do so.

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