Wenger to leave Arsenal

Huexotzingo · 20-04-2018 9:57am #1

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018/0420/955912-arsenal-confirm-wenger-to-leave-in-the-summer/ :eek:

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43834283

Last of the Old Breed.

Patser · 20-04-2018 9:57am

Wenger's out!

nullzero · 20-04-2018 9:58am

Was bound to happen.

They will end up missing him.

duffman13 · 20-04-2018 9:58am

Didn't see him leaving before the end of his contract but it's the right move for all concerned I think. Wonder will he pack it in or have a go back in France. I can't see him finishing up yet, football seems to be his life

Nerdlingr · 20-04-2018 9:59am

Awww , what a manager. May have enjoyed a good moan, but who doesn't !!
Nothing but respect for the man. Changed English football .
Himself and Ferguson , and theirs teams, defined that early PL era. Great rivalry.

maximoose · 20-04-2018 10:00am

End of an era, but the right time for it.

Will miss him in the league.

nullzero · 20-04-2018 10:01am

The fans haven't been showing up of late, the board need to sell tickets, I'd say he was told to pack his bags.

duffman13 · 20-04-2018 10:03am

That period from 97-03 was the most enjoyable for me as a fan. The rivalry was incredible and some of the football and drama was amazing. Wenger was a brilliant manager at the time and really changed the approach to football in England

Johner · 20-04-2018 10:04am

The right decision but still sad to see him leave. Legend and one of the best the league has or ever will see.

GavRedKing · 20-04-2018 10:04am

The recent FA cup wins have done little to convince some Arsenal fans he should have left about 5 years ago.

He'll be missed though, was a pioneer in his day but football has moved on and he got left behind.

Lord TSC · 20-04-2018 10:06am

Wenger has been Arsenal manager nearly as long as I can remember. Sad to see him go.

It says he's leaving but not retiring. Wonder if he'd be an option for a PSG, or a national team job somewhere...

SlickRic · 20-04-2018 10:07am

Will rightly go down as one of the greatest to ever grace the Premier League, and has a strong claim to being one of the first to come in and revolutionise how managers did things.

how they trained.
how they prepared.
how you can win and still stick to your ideals.

the last while has been rough, but he deserves to be remembered fondly.

I do believe he stayed too long.
I do believe Arsenal is his life, and it became very unhealthy.
I do believe he is fúcking stubborn, and felt in the end that he was entitled to stay as long as he wanted because he 'built the club'.

but he should be given the respect he deserves.

i suspect the Emirates will be a different place for the last few games now.

Mickeroo · 20-04-2018 10:09am

This is great news yet also makes me sad. I had only started secondary school when he started and now I'm in my mid thirties. Would love him to win the Europa now before he leaves now.

Long long overdue, it's somewhat tarnished his legacy that he stuck around a bit too long and the vitriol towards him has been understandable and justified (to a point) but it's the end of an era all the same and all the good he did for the club before the stagnation set in should still be acknowledged.

GavRedKing · 20-04-2018 10:10am

Be interesting to see who they go after to replace him.

Doing it now and make it public will surely raise a few eyebrows from a few managers that might fancy a crack at one of the biggest jobs in football.

elefant · 20-04-2018 10:11am

Any managers who left jobs abruptly in the past week or so that could have prompted this announcement?...

The Mig · 20-04-2018 10:12am

Tutchel or Luis Enrique? Would Vieira get it?

ERG89 · 20-04-2018 10:14am

Had to happen, taken Arsenal to great heights over a decade ago but the last few seasons have been drifting further away from the rest and embarrassed too often in the Champions League.
Not sure who's on the market when Bayern could only get Niko Kovac I can't see a big name wanting to go to Arsenal as the squad is a bit uneven

Lord TSC · 20-04-2018 10:14am

The Mig wrote: »

Tutchel or Luis Enrique? Would Vieira get it?

Nah, lads. Break the bank.

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super_furry · 20-04-2018 10:16am

Sad to see him go because he was such a big part of football for so long. Probably the right decision but he still leaves them with a very strong squad attacking wise and a new manager could really get them going again.

Think it's too big in Vieira's career to get the job, if I was Arsenal I'd be throwing bags of money at Simeone.

DvB · 20-04-2018 10:20am

super_furry wrote: »

Think it's too big in Vieira's career to get the job, if I was Arsenal I'd be throwing bags of money at Simeone.

Agree that its a bit too soon for Vieira, I'd break the bank for Allegri myself but suspect he'll end up at chelsea when he finally leaves Juve.

Huexotzingo · 20-04-2018 10:20am

The Mig wrote: »

Tutchel or Luis Enrique? Would Vieira get it?

Carlo Ancelotti

pudzey101 · 20-04-2018 10:21am

simeone

dfx- · 20-04-2018 10:21am

It's a long road back for Arsenal, but this was the long overdue first step.

GavRedKing · 20-04-2018 10:22am

Brendan Rodgers could be an option.

w/s/p/c/ · 20-04-2018 10:23am

I think the time is right for him to go. Arsenal fans won't know what they had till its gone. In terms of replacement for him, I think its too soon for Vieira. Wonder would the Arsenal board take a punt on Brendan Rodgers?

DvB · 20-04-2018 10:23am

Alot of sources claiming the announcement was rushed as American sources were about to reveal Vieira taking over for next season... if it is Vieira its a huge gamble IMO.

martyos121 · 20-04-2018 10:23am

Well that’s unexpected but not at all an incorrect decision. He’s a legend who overstayed his welcome, the things he did in the PL some years ago were unbelievable but the club was on a downwards trajectory in the competitions that mattered and it’s time for a change. Hopefully Wenger and the players can go on to win the Europa League now and leave his successor in a solid position to build on with Champions League football next season.

With Ancelotti being the best available at the moment and him saying he’d like a return to England, it’d be a solid choice to stabilise the club in the short term in my opinion. It’s too much too soon for Patrick Vieira I think.

Lucas Hood · 20-04-2018 10:24am

Leaving the important word. Could well end up managing somewhere else. PSG? Real ?

Lord TSC · 20-04-2018 10:26am

DvB wrote: »

Alot of sources claiming the announcement was rushed as American sources were about to reveal Vieira taking over for next season... if it is Vieira its a huge gamble IMO.

Has Vieira any experience? Genuine question, cause I've no clue what he's been doing. Has he been coaching somewhere? Has he been involved with the backroom of Arsenal?

Lucas Hood · 20-04-2018 10:28am

Lord TSC wrote: »

Has Vieira any experience? Genuine question, cause I've no clue what he's been doing. Has he been coaching somewhere? Has he been involved with the backroom of Arsenal?

New York City fc manager .

Huexotzingo · 20-04-2018 10:28am

elefant wrote: »

Any managers who left jobs abruptly in the past week or so that could have prompted this announcement?...

Wenger to leave Arsenal

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