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End Of An Era: Arsene Wenger To Leave Arsenal At End Of 17-18 Campaign
Topic Started: Apr 20 2018, 11:43 AM (72 Views)
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BBC Sport: Arsene Wenger - Arsenal boss to leave club at end of season

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Arsene Wenger is to leave Arsenal at the end of the season, ending a near 22-year reign as manager. The Frenchman departs a year before his latest contract was due to expire.

The Gunners are sixth in the league and set to miss out on a top-four spot for the second straight season, with their hopes of reaching the Champions League resting on winning the Europa League.

Wenger, 68, won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups, including the Double in 1998 and 2002.

"I am grateful for having had the privilege to serve the club for so many memorable years," said Wenger. "I managed the club with full commitment and integrity. To all the Arsenal lovers, take care of the values of the club."

Arsenal say a successor will be appointed "as soon as possible".

Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke described Friday's announcement as "one of the most difficult days we have ever had in all our years in sport".

He added: "One of the main reasons we got involved with Arsenal was because of what Arsene has brought to the club on and off the pitch. His longevity and consistency over such a sustained period at the highest level of the game will never be matched."

The American praised Wenger's "exceptional record", adding that he "transformed the identity of our club and of English football with his vision for how the game can be played".

Appointed on 1 October 1996, he is the Premier League's current longest-serving manager and has taken charge of a record 823 games.

But some fans have turned on the Frenchman over the past two seasons as a result of their league performances.

Sunday's 2-1 defeat at Newcastle was their 11th in the league this season, equalling their worst tally in a campaign under Wenger.

They are 33 points behind leaders Manchester City, who have 87 points, and the same number away from bottom side West Brom, who have 21.

Arsenal finished outside the top four last term for the first time since Wenger arrived at the club, and are now 14 points behind fourth-placed Tottenham, with five matches remaining.

They face Spanish side Atletico Madrid, who are second in La Liga, in the Europa League semi-finals, with the first leg on Thursday.
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'Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.' - Bill Shankly, Liverpool F.C.
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He HAS been an amazing servant to the club. No arsenal fan but he has been part of the furniture in this league for so long I will miss him.
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Should of went along time ago. But when you build something special its hard to leave behind and especially when it starts to fall around you. He wanted to steady the ship but failed. Was hoping he would stay longer to beat Fergies record of how long he was at a club. But oh well.
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teebag
Apr 20 2018, 12:30 PM
He HAS been an amazing servant to the club. No arsenal fan but he has been part of the furniture in this league for so long I will miss him.
Ste_Macca
Apr 20 2018, 12:34 PM
Should of went along time ago. But when you build something special its hard to leave behind and especially when it starts to fall around you. He wanted to steady the ship but failed. Was hoping he would stay longer to beat Fergies record of how long he was at a club. But oh well.
The best comparison I can think of in regards to Wenger's departure is one that makes sense in the context of sports.

In most sports, there's always a generation of managers whose arrival heralds a sea change in the sport; in American football, its' the great triumvirate of Dallas Cowboys' coach Tom landry, Miami Dolphins' boss Don Shula and Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll...all of them left a lasting legacy, won their shares of titles and left indelible memories on the minds of fans.

Same here with Arsene Wenger; if someone asks me who the great Premier League managers of my generation are, the first two that come to mind for me are Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson that swe1 from down the east end of the Lancs Road; both have left (or are in the process of) legacies to the sport that are gonna' be hard to beat, if they ever are. I just think, like with the three gridiron coaches above, Mother Time caught up the Frenchman and it was either go on his own terms or have the Arsenal board give him a P45, a Rolex and a "Nice to know you".....
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