Arsene Wenger recently admitted that his reign at Arsenal could come to an end unless the team can improve on their results.
The Frenchman recently said:
‘I’m in a job where results count and they decide your future.’
He was devastated by the 8-2 humiliation suffered at Old Trafford in August. But the defeat wasn’t enough for majority shareholder Stan Kroenke to lose faith in the Arsenal manager:
‘Stan Kroenke’s words are a beautiful sign of faith but I’m also a realist.’
‘When you lose 8-2 to Manchester United you can’t say ‘I’m the best in the world.’
‘It’s not that I feel in danger, it’s simply I’d like people who love this club to be happy and you have the taste of failing in our mission when an avalanche like that falls on our head.’
‘Big disappointments are part of our job. The team is insecure. Every time we concede a goal.’
After the exit of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri in the summer, Arsenal only managed to win one of their first five league games and Wenger insisted Nasri only joined Manchester City for money:
‘If you compare what Arsenal has won and what Manchester City has won you don’t go to City to win titles. The players go to City because they pay much better.’
Wenger is making a point that everyone knows. He’s in a business where results determine where you end up, either successful or sacked. The fact that the man who owns the majority of the shares at the club still has faith in the manager, like many fans do, it would be kind of him to spend a bit of that hard earned money to bring in some world class talent that is needed at Arsenal to help Wenger get the good sets of results he so badly needs.
And his statement: ‘I’d like people who love this club to be happy and you have the taste of failing in our mission when an avalanche like that falls on our head’ Is simply ridiculous. How many of the Premier League’s elite have ever suffered a defeat that bad in the modern era? A club of Arsenal’s stature should not be suffering such humiliating defeats. I know football can be full of surprises, but for a team that has seen it all, it shouldn’t be happening even when an inexperienced starting 11 is fielded against major opposition. And the fact that he realises that the team becomes nervous every time they concede a goal makes me wonder why he hasn’t sorted this out yet.
As for transfers, well in my opinion, Nasri left after talks on his contract collapsed over issues concerning money, hence leaving for City who could offer him more, so clearly he did leave for the money. Gael Clichy left because his last winners medal came from the F.A Cup triumph over Manchester United in 2005 and I’m sure he wanted to join a club who were building a squad strong enough to win titles, sort of like Real Madrid. Cesc fabregas left because he wanted to return to his boyhood club.
So whether or not wenger’s job relies on results, I simply do not see him leaving as the board enjoy what he does for them so well – make them money.
