Grab the bloody popcorn, Arsene Wenger is coming BACK to football.
The man is recharged. He’s ready to go. He wants revenge on you. Ok, maybe not the last one.
“I believe [I will] start again on 1 January. I don’t know [where] yet,”
“There are associations, national teams, it could be also in Japan.
“From my 22 years at Arsenal, I have big experience on different levels. There are enquiries from all over the world.”
Is it a coincidence he’s talking to Bild? Can he smell the blood of Niko Kovač in the water? It’s worth remembering that Bayern Munich were sniffing around Wenger before he came to Arsenal back in the day. They’ve been making some pretty average choices when it comes to coaches since Pep left, so maybe there’s an option there?
I personally think he should go in at association level, or maybe international. He’ll not do that, he’ll go for a power job. His vendetta is against the notion he’s too old to rock it at the highest level. Reality is it’s absolutely true, but at the right club, with the right backroom team, maybe he could do something of note.
Also, total banter that a man who said no value can be found in January… is now touting himself in January. Sly dog…
Thierry Henry did his first prezzer. He interestingly said that Pep was his reference when it comes to coaching.
“Pep is the reference, for me, I’m not saying for everyone. There’s no right or wrong; that’s the reference for me. We learnt how to play the game when I went to Barcelona under him.”
I mean, I’m not surprised. Pep is the best in the world, has been since he burst on the scene. If you want to play attacking football that has ruthless attention to detail, he’s always going to be your god. Thierry also made mention of Wenger.
“Arsene unlocked a lot of stuff in my mind, made me understand what it was to be a professional, what it was to perform. I will never forget that. You know the relationship I had with him so I will always carry some of the stuff that he was doing.”
Fair comment, he was never going to say he was using him as inspiration now. Only people like Keown or Bobby Pires say things like that with a straight face these days. Thierry certainly looks the part in front of the cameras. That job is going to be so tough. He’ll get an initial bump from the players, but after that, it’s all about how his ideas are transmitted and how well he gets along with the players. Very exciting times for him.
Great news on the injury front… AMN is back in training, and so is Laurent Koscielny. If anyone is going to get our defending back on an even keel, it’s that guy. He’s now 33 years old. Incredible. Where did the time go? I miss him. I miss the 29-year-old him. But whatever, he’ll be well received, especially with Liverpool coming up!
Right, short post today, see you in the comments.
P.S. My podcast equipment, STOLEN. Can you believe that shit?
DM
Back bitches!
Bankz is here for the tr4phy again….
Here
First?
Nice one Boomslang. Comments not working properly or what? I lost it cos it’s making me fill in my name/email/website every time, it’s not saving the info… :/
Nice Boomslang
Cheers y’all
For Wenger’s sake I hope he doesn’t take a power job somewhere. Will be totally exposed for what he is. He should take an easier post somewhere, or go to MLS etc, if he insists on continuing to manage. Nobody particularly wants to see him crash and burn.
Arsene isn’t stupid, he knows there will be a flurry of teams ditching there managers before the window opens.
Bayern amazingly might be an option if they don’t go on a run!
Good luck to him, as long as he isn’t at arsenal.
DDkings
“stagnation is when you win the win the league once every 4-5 yrs, and can’t make it past the quarterfinals or semifinals of the CL,”
You need to go and find yourself another club to support if you believe that or you are going to be a very disappointed football supporter for a number of years I’m afraid.
The first 10 years under wenger were the exception ,not the norm ..the last ten years were probably about the norm for being an Arsenal supporter over the last 50 years of so.
And I missed ze top 10 today
Glad AMN has resumed full training. Very handy player.
https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/18/nana-opoku-ampomah-reveals-dream-is-to-complete-transfer-to-arsenal-8050306/
Anyone here watch the Belgian league and care to comment on this player? Is he any good?
Before we bring in any forwards I would like Emery to give Nketiah a proper run in the team. He can be our reply to Harry Kane… Eddie scores wherever he goes.
PP you’re right if it’s in the list nothing posts! That’s worrying that you had seen the post and then couldn’t.I’ve never known Pedro to do that to non racist comments
What’s AMN’s best position though?
Personally I would like him to emulate Torreira… we need another player like him… breaking up attacks and harrying opposition forwards.
We’ve needed someone like him since Gilberto left.
Tony D cracks me up.
@ DM I honestly disagree with you, I want wenger to take a managerial job and prove me wrong…. 2 things will happen:::: 1) wenger takes a job at a big league, like man utd or Madrid, and can’t beat his tittle contenders like man city, Liverpool’s or arsenal, or maybe barca as the case may be…and lose the title….. I’m not even going to mention the CL here… 2) wenger takes a job in a one horse race league, scrambles and scratches to win the league and gets eliminated at the quarterfinals of the CL, no matter the quality… Read more »
The truth is that I feel relived Wenger is gone. I loved him as a man and a manager for what he achieved. I also liked his courage and his lack of fear to want to continue to right the ship. I mean, that’s what Paulinho and Bamford and RR always say about Rambo, right? He never hid, right? He always shows up.
Now that he’s gone I wish him well too. Anywhere he rocks up I absolutely wish him the best.
“I honestly disagree with you, I want wenger to take a managerial job and prove me wrong….”
This is what receding was talking about in the other post. Why would you want Wenger to prove you wrong? Such sense of self entitlement.
Pierre
Yep, if Wenger had still been at the helm, I would have been either at The Amex, Craven Cottage or Woodside Road (Worthing) enjoying some unimportant Football.
Your historical perceptions just crack me up.
“Your water damaged phone in Thailand post made me chuckle just to think what your reaction was – do tell how that happened.“
Well Tony, as hard as it is to grasp, my phone got water in it and was subsequently damaged.
Leeds I think the Ghanaian want to use his decent form to play himself into the lips of bigger clubs. I doubt he will reach the level of playing for us and as you say, we have emerging talents in Reiss (goal scoring winger) and Eddie (goalscoring striker lol) that i would prefer to see before Nana. As for AMN, I think he has qualities that will make him excel either as a midfielder or a FB. I just wish it would be in the centre. He has more skillset than, say, Eric Dier, who is the rave of the… Read more »
“P.S. My podcast equipment, STOLEN. Can you believe that shit?”
My money is on Thenry or Stepenov 14 Pedro.
Should we start a lottery?
. They’ve been making some pretty average choices when it comes to coaches since Pep left, so maybe there’s an option there? Eh Jupp came back and now Kovac. Perspective is needed if you think they’re so stuck that Arsene is an option. I personally would like to see him take a job that way we can hear about him all the time. Pierre you are right we’ve gone through worse periods and no one has a divine right to championships especially us even though I think with us it’s not been any kind of expectation of success or silverware… Read more »
Roger that Charlie so not really telling then.
A midfield of AMN, torreira and guendouzy has the potential to be world class under emery. Especially as he likes to play 4-3-3.
The commencement of the EPL in 1992, brought to an end Football as a level playing Field. To compare any period prior to this is like comparing chalk with cheese. You simply can’t. Money changed the Footballing landscape and, whether you like to admit it or not, Arsenal were one of the “few” who benefited. Domestic cup competitions became far more predictable and, to all intents and purposes, easier to win; whilst the top 4 became a guarantee for some because of their financial sustainability and status. Top 4 became a “trophy” because of it’s rewards. Unfortunately, as far as… Read more »
Graham62
Exactly that
At what point does it become okay to discuss Wenger? He just gave a new conference where he said very riveting th8ngs about his Arsenal tenure and current Arsenal players. Would that be an appropriate time to discuss Wenger? When Wenger lovers make outlandish claims, would that be an appropriate time? Do we have to redefine the rules of engagement? I certainly don’t condone nor support personal abuse but goddamit he was manager for 22 years so his name will still come up more so when he’s saying things that generate controversy. I certainly hope he becomes traffic director at… Read more »
Why a post about the old vampire ??
Why this picture ?? I just throw up on my desk.
Only Vic Vic, Pierre, Victorious or Charlie can enjoy such a photograph.
And such a post.
Oops I forgot to add Dissenter on that list.
lol
Dissenter
Well said.
“P.S. My podcast equipment, STOLEN. Can you believe that shit?”
Greatest line in blogging history. I just can’t stop laughing
Wenger gave us some of the most unforgettable footballing memories some of us will ever have…and that’s true.
Wenger also gave us a few nightmares that we try to banish, undeniable fact for me at least.
We shouldn’t try to rewrite history either way.
It seems it’s okay to idolize him but the moment he gets crucified for some of his mistakes or his utterances , people start preaching the gospel of forgive and forget.
It’s going to take time to get there for some…so respect that.
Time may very well heal all wounds but let the time pass.
Dear Mr Wenger,
Please, you do not have to do this. You dont have to prove nothing to nobody. The jury is out on you…you’re a great manager, who could have been the best had you listened.
We love and respect you-banters notwithstanding.
If you love Arsenal as you have alluded to for 22years, then, take up the ambassador’s role at The Emirates akin to such Sir Alex has taking up at Old Trafford.
United just missed a legitimate reason to sack Mourhino for reasons related with his character.
I’ve never seen a manager yell abuse at an inanimate object – a TV camera.
He’s destroying that club more than Van Gaal ever did. Not that the Glaazers care so long as they stock market doesn’t budge and they keep getting their £22 million annual dividends.
Hope he gets a very long stadium ban. TV cameras everywhere need a break from Mourhino.
Pretty much everybody on here, I think, hates the opening dirge of Mirrrrrror Mayyyn on the podcast… but to steal the equipment? A bit harsh?
(Although, please don’t return it… until Pedro agrees to change it 😉 )
Pierre, A load of bollocks. In 57 years I have seen Arsenal win the double before Wenger cup finals during the 70’s to match Wenger too although Wengers success rate was better in the Final itself. Three FA cup finals in a row . The FA cup and League cup double. A Fairs cup a Cup winners cup A better average of success under GG. Wenger had probably 6 years of greatness not 10. It all went wrong when He tried to change the way the game was played not only at Arsenal but the whole of English football. I… Read more »
Mcbright
Wenger is being true to himself. He’s admitted he’s a football addict.
He’s a very young 68 year old…he’s probably fitter than many people half his age.
Let him do what brings him peace and joy, that much he’s earned.
Pedro
My commiserations on the theft of your podcast equipment.
I would have hidden your podcast equipment for a ransom of peronis, if I got the chance.
That mirror man intro drove me nuts…literally sent me to the ER on a couple of occasions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/sports/soccer/arsenal-shares-kroenke.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytsports
Looks like a brilliant article.
Wenger is not a football addict, he’s a money addict.
So weird to see that “all is forgiven”, and that we must now almost considered him as a great man.
Your Comment Anywhere.
Would the German FA offer Wenger the national job? Can’t see Bayern going after him.
Dissenter
Well said! as long as it gives him peace, let him go ahead.
but imagine Wenger visiting the Emirates to show support from the stands…(NorthBank will be great)
For all the great things Wenger achieved during the early part of his tenure, especially 1996-2004, he has been recognised.
However, his early successes must not be allowed to mask or whitewash the years of repeated excuses and ineptitude he was allowed to get away with especially after 2006 when we lost in the Champion’s League Final.
Let’s not lionise him just because he is gone. If we are gone to praise him for his successes, he has to be held responsible for his failures… at least in history.
*going to praise him
Tiny
Is it that difficult to piece together? iPhone on the beach in Thailand got damaged. Not everyone goes to Thailand to buy a wife, sorry to burst that bubble.
P.S. My podcast equipment, STOLEN. Can you believe that shit?
hahaha pedro, great way to start joke Friday.
@Leeds : spot on.
Wishere commenting Ramsey be made captain an should be allowed to leave.
I respect Jack’s view but the ship has already sailed.
And what’s with this £40m budget for the summer rumour. Hope it ain’t true.
Bring on the FOXES. Any win will do for me but boy, the game will be tough.
It looks like Liverpool is suffering injuries to key players after the international break… If they drop points against Huddersfield and Cardiff (as they have a Champions League games in between) and we keep winning our matches versus Leicester and Crystal Palace the title race will suddenly become very interesting. We also do have a Europa League game against Sporting (away) and a League Cup match versus Blackpool to contend with but Emery has been rotating our squad sensibly and our players are coming back from injuries so we should be able to ride through it relatively unscathed. Hopefully we… Read more »
There is no way our summer budget is £40m, unless they mean ‘net spend’.
If it is £40m, all the more reason to sell Ramsey and Welbeck to beef up that fund! Welbeck and Ramsey should bring in at least £30m in January.
Promote from within and spend that £40 in getting a young centreback or a DM to replicate Koscelney’s role and demote Kos to a squad player for next season.
Is the source of the rumours about a £40 Million budget the people kicking off about selling shares to Kroenke?
*£40m in getting a young world class centre back
They pulled that 40m figure out of their ass, it also doesn’t include the sponsorship money or any eventual CL money.
That’s an extra 65m or so before any sales, should be enough since it’s actually sensible people in charge of our transfers now.
Just hope we spend some of it in January to make sure we do get that CL spot. A little proactive spending would be nice for once.
Graham62
It’s a surprise to see that someone else on here goes to Woodside Road! I go a few times a year as it is 2 train stops from where I live.
It was nice to see George Dowell get recognition for all he has done recently in the national press.
Cesc
https://www.football365.com/news/report-arsenal-will-have-40m-summer-transfer-budget
Nothing definite in there… just says “sources”.
The other factor to take into account is what about the money from the adidas deal… doesn’t that start kicking in this summer or is it next summer? I thought that deal alone was £60m per year?
If combined a £100m transfer pot is decent provided we spend the money wisely. Emery, Raul and Sven did a decent job with £70m last summer and I have no doubt they will do a better job this summer. Plus, we don’t have the WC to ramp up prices.
I think the 40m is the budget but if sven and emery feel they need to bring in someone else, they will be allocated the extra money. Same thing that was in effect when wenger was here.
Wenger’s ego never ceases to flourish. The whole world wants him.
Far from it. Any owner of an elite club will be wary of the mindset of a manager who has had absolute power for more than a decade. And would anything less than absolute power suit Wenger?
More likely is a wannabee Club.
Likelier still is management of a national side. If it wasn’t for Gareth, England might have been first in the queue.
I’m willing to bet its an Arsenal fan group made up of or representing shareholders who are less than happy about selling their shares to Kroenke. Wonder why they would want to present the club as doing badly or possibly even hinting at some sort of money swipe from Kroenke by offering out the lowest transfer budget in years even though we’ve signed a £60 Million kit deal, £13 Million sleeve deal, TV money is like never before and we might end up in the UCL? Just getting my calculator out quickly on this one, yeah, 2 plus 2 does… Read more »
There you go Charlie boy dispelling the myth of you being intelligent – there are times where you are almost convincing, but you have to revert to insults and insinuations of which you have no clue about. That’s perfectly understandable as you admittedly asked for advice for travelling this region a while ago stating you had only been to Thailand a couple of weeks or so – going to the most touristic of places. If you recall both China and I responded with well travelled knowledge you might find useful of most of South East Asia, Bali and Maldives. Then… Read more »
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TinyD
‘“P.S. My podcast equipment, STOLEN. Can you believe that shit?”My money is on Thenry or Stepenov 14 Pedro.’
More than likely it’s hidden inside your wife as one of the many props she uses for her famous ping pong show. Probably tucked nicely in between the fairy lights and the banana..
Stephano14
Why don’t you take a hike?
Imbecile!
TonyD
Nice post.
Chris
Two stops?
So Lancing or Goring by sea?
” the one and only Stepeov14 aka rotten vegetable aka pussy pitball et al.”
lolz
Anyone still in doubt about how difficult it was to win trophies prior to 1992, go back in the archives to look at Stoke City’s path to winning the 1972 League Cup Final against Chelsea.
12 games!!, including replays against Oxford United, 2 replays against MU and 2 replays against WHU in the semi’s.
Muddy pitches and 100% commitment from all teams.
No fudging comparison.
Just a wee reminder Pierre.
Tiny
You think I care for your offerings about Thailand at this point? Or your authority about apparent intelligence?
You’re a 5’7 Del Boy with a puffed out chest
Jamie
“There is no way our summer budget is £40m, unless they mean ‘net spend’.”
What other sell-worthy assets do we have
We could have sold Ramsey and Welbz last summer to raise funds, instead we dithered.
Net spend isn’t an issue for us because we do not have that many players that can be sold. The boat has sailed for Ramsey and Welbeck, the can easily wait out for 6 months top leave on a free.
Has Thailand changed in the last 15 years? It’s been that long since I’ve been. Back then, a walk down Silom Road at night would tell you everything you need to know about the sex tourism industry in Bangkok. Parts of Pattaya were fairly sketchy too.
Amazing country on the whole, though. Rayong was the best. Literally zero tourists bar us for almost a week.
I really like the way Emery keeps saying we still have a lot to improve on, others would be dining out on the Fulham result but he is saying there was a lot wrong and there is still a long way to go.
I think we got ourselves a very good, realistic, confidence inspiring manager there who will instill competition into this squad.
I really want him to stick with players who have been showing well for him in recent weeks.
I really like seeing emery every time we score
He absolutely can’t contain himself lol. Usually pulls some odd expressions and grimaces whilst fist bumping the air by himself
That passion has been sorely missed
Graham
“Domestic cup competitions became far more predictable and, to all intents and purposes, easier to win”
Is that because Arsenal have won the most domestic cup competitions during the lifetime of the prem.
Maybe you should ask spurs supporters if they think the fa cup is easy to win as they have yet to win it during the last 25 years of maybe ask Liverpool fans who have won it twice during that period if it is easy to win…or how about man city fans who have seen their team win it a grand total of Once…
Cesc/China
Hear hear.
The first 10 years under wenger were the exception ,not the norm I guess we didn’t win 6 trophies in 8 years under GG including 2 leagues, one with a one loss season and a European trophy Yeah wenger crrated every thing great about arsenal How could I forget …. GG brought the glory back to arsenal. Not wenger. Wenger actually took us back our worst years and gave us one of our worst periods if you weight it against expectations and resources new stadium players etc. 3 good years out of 22. He went 3 years without a trophy… Read more »
Pierr.e
Wenger was nothing but lucky to win
Hull hit the crossbar at 2-0 up. They score there game over
Wigan took us to penalties. Luck
Man city’s perfectly good goal disallowed. They score we crumble as usual
Sanchez’ handball v Chelsea during our 1st goal.
Plus our draws.
Give it up pierre. Fa cup is a 3rd tier comp grouped with the league cup in order of importance. Even wenger said top 4 was more important
Joe
“Yeah wenger created every thing great about arsenal”
Really Joe ,personally I feel that he changed the way Arsenal played their football and now ” the Arsenal way ” of playing football is recognised world wide but I don’t agree with you that wenger “created everything great about Arsenal” but you are welcome to your opinion.
Pierre I was merely highlighting a fact. Look at my Stoke City post. Cup competition’s are nowhere near as intense. The fact that MC,Spurs and Liverpool have not been as successful as Arsenal is irrelevant. Squad rotations/ not taking the games so seriously are common place, and have been for the past 25 years. Whatever way you want to spin things, winning the FA Cup has been devalued. 3rd/4th./5th round draws away to York /Wrexham etc, remember those. No academy/second string players, shitty pitches. Most EPL and even championship teams only take the event seriously if they reach the semi… Read more »
Joe
You should have a word with Graham62 for belittling George Grahams successes in the domestic trophies by suggesting that they are easy to win.
There’s a guy who joined my foreigners 8 a side team here last week called stephano wenger I jokingly said I had a heart attack when I saw wenger in the team because I’m an arsenal fan and he looked at me with a totally straight face and said ‘yeah he’s my uncle’ I couldn’t tell at all if he was joking because it’s the first time we’ve met and he looked deadly serious – but he’s German (wolfsburg fan), sounds just like arsene when he speaks and there’s a little bit about him in the eyes. He’s tall as… Read more »
Pierre
Are you sure you were brought up during the 60’s and 70’s?
I’m not convinced.
No, he wasn’t.
Pierre is in his 20s, and has only ever known Wengerball.
Graham62
So why have spurs ,city and Liverpool only won a grand total of 3 fa cups in the last 25 years if it is that easy….
Graham62
October 18, 2018 14:02:54
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Including a 36 year old ex Gonner George Eastham
ex Gooner…….
Joe
“Wenger was nothing but lucky to winHull hit the crossbar at 2-0 up. They score there game over Wigan took us to penalties. Luck Man city’s perfectly good goal disallowed. They score we crumble as usual Sanchez’ handball v Chelsea during our 1st goal. Plus our draws.”
you seem a little peeved that we won those trophies joe……don’t you realise that to win any trophy you need an element of luck that is why I don’t go with Graham’s theory that it’s easy to win ….
“So why have spurs ,city and Liverpool only won a grand total of 3 fa cups in the last 25 years if it is that easy….”
Liverpool and City were busy for winning other trophies, the PL or the CL, for examples.
Pierre How was the glorious football we played for the last 7-8 years. We played the most boring slow football. So half of wenger’s reign was actually boring crab sideways football. But your opinion. Funny how as soon as wenger took over the transfer etc after dein left our play changed. Maybe it was the players dein brought in that created all that wonderful football And nothing to do with wenger. I believe we saw the real Wenger the last dozen years. Pierre. The domestic cups were a lot harder to win in GGs era. Why? Because the foriegn players… Read more »
“Jack Wilshere urges Arsenal to keep ‘future captain’ Aaron Ramsey”
lol another great reason to get rid of Rambo.
Loved George Eastham at The Arsenal …
Weighed less than Ozil ,the master of the one two…pass and move …and on muddy pitches eh Graham.
Pierre
Liverpool’s CL or our 7 fa cups??
City’s PL trophies or our 7 fa cups?
Fuck Pierre, I would trade Leicester’s 1 league trophy they won in 2015 for all of wenger’s fa cups.
Fa cups don’t hold the same value as a PL.
Fa cups don’t make you a big club pierre especially when you’re 20 points back of league leaders and out in round of 16 embarrassingly again
Leg End
“Liverpool and City were busy for winning other trophies, the PL or the CL, for examples.”
Oh right …Liverpool no titles and one champion league and how many champions league finals have city managed….
Would you not trade wenger’s 7 fa cups for
Liverpool’s CL win?
I bet you even he would.
But you keep going pierre
Big up the modern fa cup
Even wenger, the man you defend unto the end, put the non exsistant top 4 trophy ahead of it
Pierre how many league titles have city won in that time?
I’m sorry, but those that can’t see/ admit that the domestic cup competitions are now far easier to win, must be blind, ignorant, or both.
I reiterate, from 1992 onwards, Football changed.
I guarantee that if pitches/ infrastructures had remained the same, there would have been far more upsets, as well as more varied winners.
1966-1992 -15 different winners.
1992-2018 -8 different winners.
Is Welbeck injured?