Should Wenger go?

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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes Arsenal fans 'should be careful what they wish for' following calls to sack Arsene Wenger.

The Frenchman has come under scrutiny after his side suffered a 4-0 hammering at the hands of AC Milan in their Champions League last-16 first-leg tie, before being dumped out of the FA Cup by Sunderland.

Despite their recent poor form in cup competitions, Arsenal maintain fourth place in the Premier League but are level on points with Chelsea, while Newcastle United sit just one point behind.

Arsenal host Tottenham on Sunday but Redknapp maintains his opposite number is the best man to improve matters at the Emirates.

"They can't do any better than what they've got, can they Arsenal? They can't replace Wenger. He has been amazing the job he has done there. Wenger is top class," said Redknapp.

"Should Arsenal fans be careful what they wish for? Without a doubt. They have had fantastic times. Fifteen years of Champions League football. It's incredible.

"Having said that, let's hope we can make it a miserable weekend for them."

Redknapp dismissed the severity of Arsenal's recent run of results and maintains injuries have played their part in what is likely to be a seventh successive year without a trophy at the Emirates.

"You say they've had a rough patch but they are still bang there. By their standards, yes, but you have to look at all the circumstances of what they've been through this year," said Redknapp.

"They have had injuries in key areas that have hurt them but they will come back next year stronger than ever."

Redknapp highlighted the importance of securing an automatic Champions League place and admitted anything beyond third spot would be a welcome addition.

"It's the most important thing this year to be honest, finishing top club in London," he said.

"I really want to be top London club and at least keep that third place if we can - anything above that is a bonus."

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Even Harry wants Wenger to stay so we remain shit

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This is right. Let anyone here pick the starting line up and formation and it would make no difference. That's because our players can't do the basics. All year long we've been playing shit in the final third. Now that Sagna is back we're even worse. These players can't pass under pressure, they can't cross, they can't change the pace. Well maybe they can but they certainly haven't been doing it. Every time we win a corner, get a free kick, find space wide, look for a pass through the middle - you already know the outcome before the ball is kicked. Careless, sloppy, panicked garbage. With one exception, RvP. And now maybe Ox. (Wilshere is dead). The gulf in class between these natural footballers and the rest of the journeymen we have is immense. You can see it so clearly in everything they do. I watch teams like Stoke and Sunderland managing to take effective free kicks, cross, play simple passes and it's beyond belief we can't do the same. We can sure pass the shit out of the thing in midfield though. Square, square, square, back, square, wide, back to the middle, wide, square, back, forwards... oops. Boring. Most of these players don't deserve to be at the club and certainly don't deserve their eye watering salaries. Gervinho, like Walcott, is unforgivably stupid in the danger area. Pires he is not. Forget about bringing in one or two players to change this. We have been starved of investment year upon year and all that investment will have to be made up before we can field a decent team again. Teams like Man City have made the cost of that investment even greater, probably beyond our reach now. Is Wenger to blame for this? Yes. Is the board to blame? You bet your arse. And the players are to blame too. They all demand much for the service they provide but they don't deliver, in any sense of the word. Fuck them. I'm going to wait it out until they are all gone.

Ramsey and Arteta are the main culprits in my opinion. They can't play against teams that press hard and they play panicked balls all the time. That area has to be looke into and I would have dropped Ramsey for Rosicky months ago. People take it too easy on these two players. When under pressure, watch the sort of passes they make. Leg breakers or backward passes, nothing going forwards. We have to sort that area out or the team will continue to suffer. We miss Cesc Fabregas badly.