Can The Gunners take advantage of this managerial merry-go-round?

This summer will see many of the top clubs in Europe change their managers.

Not all of the following clubs have officially confirmed it yet but new managers could well be in place shortly at Real Madrid, PSG, Manchester City, Everton, Manchester United and Chelsea. Three of these clubs have been Arsenal’s major competitors for Champions League positions in the Premier League and the two clubs from Spain and France are potential adversaries in the European competition itself.

When new managers come into new clubs there is often a learning curve for them and their players which can result in the fortunes of the teams they either inherit or have been permitted to put together during the transfer window, taking a temporary or longer term loss of form.

All of the teams mentioned above have performed extremely well this season but changes in training, tactics, coaching staff and new players can have an unsettling effect, and teams like Arsenal, with the longest serving manager in Europe, can potentially use this situation to their advantage.

Assuming Arsene Wenger has been given the necessary funds by the Arsenal Board and he is willing to dramatically improve the team by buying world class players in this summer’s transfer window, The Gunners could, with a lengthy winning start to the season, then put tremendous pressure on these new managers who are still trying to find their best formations and tactics.

This is a great opportunity for Wenger to show he has not lost his ability to put together a team capable of beating those teams that have been our competitors for top league positions in the last eight years.

Manchester United’s new manager, David Moyes, is facing huge pressure from the fans to maintain the same kind of performance that Sir Alex Ferguson has managed for years and despite Moyes doing a fairly good job at Everton, his new position is going to test his skills and experience to the limit.

If Jose Mourinho takes over at Chelsea, he will be inheriting a team that has some great players but he has a history of putting his own mark on the teams he manages and he will surely bring in new players. Whether this will result in Chelsea being able to challenge immediately for the Premier League title, remains to be seen.

Manchester City may well have a new manager shortly, if press reports are to be believed. However, looking at the team’s performance in the FA Cup final, the new manager has a real job on his hands to make them into a team capable of challenging, unless he brings in new players. That could well be a project that could also take some time to come to fruition.

Everton’s new manager will face the same problems over budgets that restricted Moyes’ ability to put together a team that could compete for the Premier League title let alone a top four finish. It may well be some time before Everton becomes a serious contender again.

This is why I think it is vitally important for Wenger and the board to recognise that this is the best opportunity they have had in recent times to make a real statement of intent and put together a world class team capable to winning titles and cups like we have done in the past.

Go for it Arsene! And give the Arsenal fans something they can really cheer about!

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