Former Sky Sports pundit Rodney Marsh believes Arsene Wenger’s time at Arsenal is drawing to an end.
Last night, The Gunners suffered a 3-1 home defeat to Bayern Munich in the first of their two-legged tie in Champions League and it is very hard to see Wenger’s men turn things round in Germany against a side who are now 19 games unbeaten in all competitions.
Another trophyless season beckons for Arsenal, with many fans booing and turning on Wenger.
And Marsh also feels the Frenchman’s end is nigh:
The former England striker was quoted on talkSPORT.com saying:
‘Over the years I have been Arsene Wenger’s biggest fan. I think he’s been a great, great football manager and he’s been great for football.
‘Unfortunately, in the last three to four seasons, Arsenal have lost their way, Arsene Wenger has lost his way and it’s the end of the road for him.’
We have seen many of our big-name players depart in recent seasons – Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie, Samir Nasri and Alex Song all spring to mind, and Marsh reckons the sale of the club’s big-stars over the years has led to Wenger’s downfall:
‘When you lose players of the quality of Fabregas and Van Persie you are always going to be a club that is struggling to keep up there.’
He added:
‘They also lost [Gael] Clichy, they’ve lost Nasri, they’ve lost so many top-quality players. And because you’ve lost great players like Van Persie then others are not going to come, because what is there to come to?’
Is Marsh right though?
Despite being contracted to the club until 2014, should the club look to call time on Wenger at the end of the current campaign?
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If Wenger has any integrity and pride left in him and he truly cares for the well-being of Arsenal, he will NOT continue at Arsenal.
Even a complete novice to the EPL will be able to determine that with Arsenal and Wenger’s history, our dear Manager has does not have the answers to our problems any longer.
100% Yes!
wenger is a good manager. if you lot can get jose mourinho then fair enough sack him. but you wont. realistically he should finish 4th or 5 th in current climate. no way arsenal should expect to finish above chelsea man utd and man city due to the financial circumstances of these clubs. unless you over achieve. it is a common rule in every league around the world who ever payes the most in wages finishes top and who ever pays the least finishes bottom. if you finish above this rule you over achieve and if you finish below this rule you under achieve arsene has over achieved every year and this year is not over yet. the trophy setistic is rather a bad way of judging him. for example a couple of years ago he nearly won the league with a team that cost nothing. if van percy was not injured the chances where he may well have done. which is almost miraculous and all whilst building a stadium. its only really been the last two seasons arsenal have not really been competitive. let him spend some money. he gave your club arsenal the best time in hundred years and set the place up for the next hundred years. the so called supporters who call for his head remind me of a 4 year old child who say “i want, I want, I want. ” all the time
You remind me of someone who knows nothing about football. The team has increasingly been weighed down by Arsene’s errors and failed philosphy. If you watched Milan vs. Barcelona you would appreciate the importance of preparation and tactics and how to play when the oppos. have the ball. Arsenal’s tactics are a shambles because Wenger is tactically a shambles … or rather a non event. It does not matter which players he buys. Wenger’s entire beautiful, intellectual footballing game plan has to be ditched. Whoever eventually takes over he has a huge re building job – starting with balancing attack and defence / set piece to open play / passing passing passing to shooting / ball playing to ball winning. Are you aware how gob smacked our new overseas players have been at Wenger’s unchanging attitudes ??
lots of teams look a shambles against this byern team. i put it down to confidence and a lack of quality which is what happens when you loose your best players. maybe if he had a bit more industry in midfield and a slightly different strategy at set pieces then it might improve the team. but i feel his tactics are are that bad. just sounds like an excuse because you think you should be competing with the best teams. its simple really until you have better players you can not compete. second half you looked alright. the guy does good with what he has. the only way to improve is to find better players, but this is almost impossible at present cause arsenal can not buy world stars 1: because of wages 2: because they do not want to come to the club. the only way to do it is to bring them up from young but then they might get poached from bigger clubs, which has happened. he has notice this problem and tried to solve it by bring threw players he hopes has loyalty to the club. the thing that i would not like is the prices you lot pay for tickets compared to the quality of the team. this would rile me and i would not like it. who would you like to see in charge? one thing saying get rid, another thing is having a better option. i find it a little insulting being told i know nothing about football as i am involved in teaching young players the game at a professional club.
Let’s forget Arse v BuM now. Let’s get back to the premiership. If we beat spuds to 4th place I die happy, if not I don’t. Simples.
Fair enough to get mad at the manager but you and I know its the board and owner really to blame. Read what verm said and know Wenger still has the dressing room. Till he doesn’t he shd still have us too, the fans.
Understand this, wenger is a world class manager struggling with average players and a blinked board and selfish absentee owner. If we had had David dein back nd the Russian Wenger wd b able to function welliked he used to do. Look at the loneliness of that man on the pitch after the best team in Europe beat us .. surprised! I’m amazed he hasn’t walked away from us, gone to PSG or somewhere he wd be respected and appreciated. Tell you why – its cos he loves the Arsenal just like we do.
You might want a second rate manager from further down the premiership instead of one of the greatest ma.ages in football history. I sure don’t.
Give us a solid back four .. wot happened to that Spanish guy? .. and a goal poacher and mash the spuds and build on that next season. Please.
I believe he should be on his way,but that does not solve the problem.Players like Robin,Nasri,Fabregas etc are not the major problem at Arsenal,the major is commitment of those players,and how they believe they indispensable. Since Robin left Arsenal for ManU he never wasted chances like the he does at Arsenal,also he always assist even though he was so used to waiting during his days at Arsenal,defended well also which he never at Arsenal,likewise every other players that left apart from Song which i never know the reason why he was sold? If the Barca players move to Emirate they will never win a cup under AW,we actually don’t need names like we always clamor for,we need commitment.Players like Pique,Puyol,Evans,Carrick fletcher etc show what commitment ‘cos they can sack by the manager nothing else. AW support rubbish players…
WENGER HAS TO GO!
And he knows it
Did you see that Bayern defense. Everyone should be talking about the loss of form of Vermaelen, Loz, and Per..uch less Sagna..That Munich back line look like our old line back in 2004/05. AS for the keeper who the hell is coaching him? e has regressed? WEnger will stay but lets see if he buys well or buys cheap.
Give wenger a break for once.Bayern outclassed us in the first half on tuesday but thats happened before(with viera,henry,rvp,cesc,etc in the team)I agree with the thoughr that that its just the last two seasons that we havent competed but wenger can fix that quickly.As an aside i didnt see flamini or song or fabregas on the pitch last night at the san siro.The former dou cant get a game despite their fat contracts so They’re the european equivalent of michael owen and their careers are stalling without wenger to look after them.Ive a funny feeling our club will do the same
You are right Cesc was a non factor for Barsa, and Song and Flaminin did not even get into the match…Great career moves for them?? Not, as ou said the Michael Owens of this era
i Will blame A.W.for what ever happen on the pitch on the following grounds:
1. It is only a mad man that will miss his way and increase spead.
2. He who pay peanots will hire a monkey.
3. A professional that worth is salt who walk away whenever they want to rubbish him.
In the light of those 3 points i will blame Wenger for what happpy to our Arsenal F.C. Afterall he is one of the highest paid manager in EPL.