Bould for manager
I know it has been a bad month (and dreadful week) for a variety of reasons for Liverpool, some of which is short term, some needs addressing in summer+coaching, but if they finish top 4, I would call that a successful season for them. Next season though might be a case of ensuring they stay in CL before pushing on further.
We can but we can forget about winning it, the squad depth isn't there in the slightest.
I disagree but there you go, he wants to go out on a high like whisky nose did, if he stays lets see what Arsenal do in the summer. He knows the patience of the fans is wearing thin so I expect him to invest in a couple of quality players and go for it.
Like last summer? This season was the one where Wenger's contract running out and needing to show he could take us onto next level, he has spent big and showed ambition in the transfer market.
I understand it though, I know quite a few Arsenal fans and one word to describe them is bipolar. One week Wenger is expendable and the next he's a great manager.
For me, Wenger is a good manager who is doing a reasonable job but has gone as far as he can with us and he has struggled to fix certain flaws. Given the immense resources of the club for every summer, the quality of the squad we already have, I feel that with the right appointment we can go further to where we can actually put in a genuine league challenge (if Chelsea do a near invisible type season, a strong second ala Chelsea in our invincible year), where CL might involve a run beyond the first knock outs (though this year could well be beyond our abilities, been other years where we should have been able to get through at least once). Wenger being replaced won't magically solve the problems, the board aren't setting the right tone for example, and there are a hell of a lot worse managers out there, replacing Wenger could go horribly wrong or if we get it right, see us fulfil our potential. Which isn't a Bayern/Real level, anyone suggesting we could get anywhere near that with our next appointment is being ridiculous
Wenger could achieve what I feel is required to show we have pushed on this season and he deserves the rest of the season. Am I sceptical he will push on and take us to a new level? Yes.