He is Arsenal's longest serving and most successful manager, and he's credited with advancing diet and training techniques in the Premier League.
I think he's always been one of the better transfer market operators, he'll always be remembered for Henry, Vieira and Petit initially but i think his patient approach was what led to the likes of Ozil and Sanchez ending up at Arsenal. Even when Arsenal couldn't spend because of the stadium, he managed to make smart moves and kept them in the top 4. I don't think many would have managed that. He's obviously made mistakes in the market along the way bit they've never been ones that set the club back significantly.
On a bit of a tangent he seems to have a reasonably good eye for centre backs, they always seem able to cope in the Premier League.
For me he's the prototype Director of Football. He's perfect.
But ... he is also lacking in one major respect. He's not much of a tactician. I say that in the knowledge that its a difficult claim to level since we don't get to see the planning that goes into games. We just get the 90 mins to judge.
He has had this overriding total football, fluid, free form, passing style throughout his time at Arsenal - playing the 'right way'. But i wonder if a different approach would have yielded more trophies. That kind of style is great when it works but too often Wenger seems to have failed to tailor the gameplan to the opposition.
His record against top sides is remarkably poor because his approach doesn't get the best out of the talent he has and/ or because he doesn't consider how to neutralise the opposition.
I suppose he's a bit of a flawed genius.
It seems inevitable that he'll leave Arsenal this season. I wonder what happens next for them.
I think he's always been one of the better transfer market operators, he'll always be remembered for Henry, Vieira and Petit initially but i think his patient approach was what led to the likes of Ozil and Sanchez ending up at Arsenal. Even when Arsenal couldn't spend because of the stadium, he managed to make smart moves and kept them in the top 4. I don't think many would have managed that. He's obviously made mistakes in the market along the way bit they've never been ones that set the club back significantly.
On a bit of a tangent he seems to have a reasonably good eye for centre backs, they always seem able to cope in the Premier League.
For me he's the prototype Director of Football. He's perfect.
But ... he is also lacking in one major respect. He's not much of a tactician. I say that in the knowledge that its a difficult claim to level since we don't get to see the planning that goes into games. We just get the 90 mins to judge.
He has had this overriding total football, fluid, free form, passing style throughout his time at Arsenal - playing the 'right way'. But i wonder if a different approach would have yielded more trophies. That kind of style is great when it works but too often Wenger seems to have failed to tailor the gameplan to the opposition.
His record against top sides is remarkably poor because his approach doesn't get the best out of the talent he has and/ or because he doesn't consider how to neutralise the opposition.
I suppose he's a bit of a flawed genius.
It seems inevitable that he'll leave Arsenal this season. I wonder what happens next for them.
