It's an argument Letter's continues to preach but in those years is he seriously saying we shouldn't be finishing above teams like Everton, Spurs, Newcastle and the rest? They've never had players that come close to matching what we've had even at our weakest.
The genuine threat to 4th place has come now that we have to look out for Liverpool and Utd. We were lucky United did so poorly last season or we'd have never qualified for CL football.
It's time for Wenger to step down. As the competition in the Prem gets harder and teams progress, he gets worse or exposed.