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Arsene confirms he's staying!

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Ok I lied, but he confirms he is not retiring. Only option would be to stay or go PSG/France national team.
 
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Arsene Wenger: Arsenal boss says he will manage next season

5 minutes ago From the section Football

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Arsene Wenger says he will definitely be managing next season, whether at Arsenal "or somewhere else".

Wenger, 67, was speaking at the end of one of the most turbulent weeks of his two-decade tenure as Gunners boss.

After Wednesday's 5-1 Champions League defeat by Bayern Munich, several ex-players said they believed his time in charge was coming to an end.

The Frenchman's contract expires at the end of this season and he said he would decide on a new deal in March or April.

"No matter what happens I will manage for another season. Whether it's here or somewhere else, that is for sure," Wenger said on Friday.

"If I said March or April it is because I didn't know. I do not want to come back on that.

"I am used to the criticism. I think in life it's important to do what you think is right and all the rest is judgement. I am in a public job and I have to accept that, but I have to behave with my values."

Wenger's main quotes

Wenger, who has been in charge of Arsenal since 1996, said: "We let everyone judge and criticise, we have to deal with that. We have to bounce back, that is what life is about.

"Even if I go, Arsenal will not win every single game in the future. It is not like before I arrived Arsenal had won five times in the European Cup.

"What is important is that the club makes the right decision for the future. I care about this club and its future and it is very important the club is in safe hands.

"The main emotion is everyone has a big disappointment. We have to regroup and refocus on the next game, and to take care of the consequences a disappointing result can have on everyone's spirit.

"We have to focus on the real problems and they are the way we play football, not my future.

"It is always important not to look for wrong excuses in life."

Wenger's 'lowest point'?

Arsenal have not won the Premier League since 2004, with FA Cups in 2005, 2014 and 2015 the only major silverware Wenger has secured since.

However, he has consistently qualified for the lucrative Champions League and the club has continued to grow financially, despite the pressures of building a new stadium.

The Gunners reached the knockout stage of Europe's elite club competition for a 14th year in a row this season, but the last-16 first-leg thrashing at German champions Bayern leaves them with little hope of progressing.

The performance, coupled with earlier damaging league defeats by Chelsea and Watford, prompted several former Arsenal players - some of whom played under Wenger - to suggest his time was up.

Former Gunners captain Martin Keown described the defeat as Wenger's "lowest point", while ex-defender Lee Dixon said: "This team is getting no response from him. I've never seen him like that."

In the Premier League, they are 10 points adrift of leaders Chelsea. After the Blues beat them 3-1 on 4 February, ex-England defender Danny Mills said Arsenal "have settled for fourth again".

Earlier, former striker Ian Wright, who scored 185 goals for the club between 1991 and 1998, said he believed Wenger's time as Arsenal boss was "coming to the end", although the Frenchman later denied giving any indication of his future plans.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39001868
 
On the real, I think it's disrespectful the stick Wenger has been getting...however he does have to accept he has made some tactical mistakes and it also seems like the players don't play for him anymore..

But there season is and has never been that bad.
 
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On the real, I think it's disrespectful the stick Wenger has been getting...however he does have to accept he has made some tactical mistakes and it also seems like the players don't play for him anymore..

But there season is and has never been that bad.

Disrespectful....I dunno. He wouldn't be in this position if the club if he'd done better in the past few years. He merked for them but that was over a decade ago. He shudda just left when they won the FA Cup in 14.

He's fair game imo
 
CeLLaR-DooR;c-9648631 said:
DNB1;c-9648500 said:
On the real, I think it's disrespectful the stick Wenger has been getting...however he does have to accept he has made some tactical mistakes and it also seems like the players don't play for him anymore..

But there season is and has never been that bad.

Disrespectful....I dunno. He wouldn't be in this position if the club if he'd done better in the past few years. He merked for them but that was over a decade ago. He shudda just left when they won the FA Cup in 14.

He's fair game imo

C/S the bold.

£8m a season. Total control over the squad and the transfers. Damn near untouchable. Arrogant and stubborn. Gives lazy and useless players all kinds of leeway and new contracts. Mentally and physically weak. Same terrible tactics over and over. No energy.

He deserves all the heat he's catching.

 
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water ur seeds;c-9648820 said:
dontdiedontkillanyon;c-9648774 said:
The interview everyone has been waiting for:


Cant wait to watch this...


Was not that good. They allowed that whiny little bitch, Moh, hijack the whole thing.


Like Arsenal the team........they bottled it!

Going on about "idiot" - when they should have asked/discussed more thought-provoking stuff like:

"where does Arsenal go from here?" i.e. to go to the next level and be a contender for the title

what does Arsenal lack in their team, what positions do they need to strengthen, who does he consider the leaders, best starting 11?

Should Wilshere come back?

If Wenger goes who would he consider as good choices to replace him?
 
Wenger sending shots @ the Gunners lol

Wenger also warned Arsenal followers to be careful what they wish for and that there is no guarantee of success if he leaves.

'That's an eternal debate when you're somewhere for a long. Even if i go, Arsenal will not win every game in the future. It's not like before I arrived Arsenal won five European cups.

'They'd played around ten European games before me.
It's important the club makes the right decision. I care about this club and want it to be in safe hands.'

Wenger must go home after a defeat, watch Arsenal Fan TV berating him, whilst sitting in a tub like:
 
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If this actually goes ahead, it'll be the most hilarious thing I've seen regarding Arsenal. They're causing international civil unrest lol

Alexis Sanchez the subject of Facebook petition and protest to get him out of Arsenal: 'Chileans are tired of watching him work alone'

Chile football fans have called for Alexis Sanchez to leave Arsenal and thousands have signed up to a protest march in order to get him away from the Emirates.

Supporters of the Chilean star claim to be tired of watching him carry the Arsenal side and have created a Facebook event for the protest, which will take place on March 1.

The event, which has seen almost 7,000 fans sign up to march through the Chilean capital of Santiago, comes in wake of the Gunners' 5-1 drubbing at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday.

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'Chileans are tired of watching one of our stars work alone so that their team can move forward,' the description of the event said.

'We do not want him to play in Madrid, not to return to Barcelona, the truth is that we do not give a damn what team to play, we just want to see him fight along with ten others to get results. No more alone.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...Sanchez-fans-protest-leave.html#ixzz4YzQoE3OG
 
toheeb27;c-9649072 said:
water ur seeds;c-9648820 said:
dontdiedontkillanyon;c-9648774 said:
The interview everyone has been waiting for:


Cant wait to watch this...


Was not that good. They allowed that whiny little bitch, Moh, hijack the whole thing.


Just watched it now, I was hoping for more from DT, Claude and Troopz, Moh did whine like you say and take over abit too much, that was embarrassing as Nev would say haha

But I think Robbie and the others did a good job, and Neville too actually, it shows how down to earn Neville is...
 

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