Wenger out

[cyril evans awaydays]

He inherited a steely defensive structure. What he did to transform the team in attack bringing in artists like Bergkamp and Pires moved the team from hated to admired. The expectations on how footballers looked after themselves and the culture of the team changed English football and in the case of a couple of players probably saved their lives. I don't think he ever knew how to replicate that defensive strength and became fixated on the beauty of attacking. Stubborn and obsessive which is probably why he stayed too long but one of the great managers of the English game.

[surge]

He inherited a steely defensive structure. What he did to transform the team in attack bringing in artists like Bergkamp and Pires moved the team from hated to admired. The expectations on how footballers looked after themselves and the culture of the team changed English football and in the case of a couple of players probably saved their lives. I don't think he ever knew how to replicate that defensive strength and became fixated on the beauty of attacking. Stubborn and obsessive which is probably why he stayed too long but one of the great managers of the English game.

Except when the built a defence that helped his side go undefeated? It was only after the defeat in champions league final where he seemed to refuse to treat what seemed like such obvious weaknesses.