Wenger Referendum: Yes Or No

[selassie]

Klopp would still be a great choice for me, he's struggling a bit this season but he has still built great squads with small budgets. I also like how they play.

Rudi Garcia at Roma seems to be doing great work, I have been really impressed with the Job he has done there, he has built a really decent team, lots of good young talents like Iturbe mixed in with veterans like Totti and Maicon.

He also has players like Gervinho playing at a really high level. I watched Roma the other week against Man City and they more than matched them, was very impressed, I really liked the football they played too, really high tempo passing game.

[mr_brighterside]

would love Klopp

if we could get guardiola on the 'not won this league' basis then I'd be seriously chuffed

[Bumble]

Gazidis has stated arsenals biggest challenge is replacing Wenger when he leaves. Well by the sounds of it it won't happen any time soon so I expect the prep done now for a couple of years time.

It would be good if they were already in the set up to aid continuity.

Picking a new manager there is no guarantee of success but hopefully like when Wenger joined he had a defence ready made for him so he could focus on attack which is his strength. Now any new guy would need to focus on the defence as attacking wise the players are already in place. Also the new manager could do with bringing an actual magic sponge.

[Power n Glory]

The signs are there that we're preparing for life after Wenger and beefing up the backroom staff so we're not so dependent on one individual and his small inner circle.

[Dein-machine]

Wouldn't it seem sensible to bring in someone who fits the bill, with the backing of Wenger, but to also move Wenger into a role whereby the new guy has Wengers experience close by should he need it. It would be made clear that Wenger has no hold over him whatsoever but was simply in place to make a smooth transition. I wonder if the Moyes situation would have been better had Fergie been given a similar role. I understand new managers will want to make their own stamp on things & if we bring in a Guardiola or a Klopp then its not an issue but if we go for a lesser name ( like Wenger was when we bought him in ) then it may be beneficial. I would expect however the new manager to want to make an immediate improvement on Wengers weak points ie Squad stength, transfers & match day tactics without consulting Wenger. Wenger seems to like being involved in the commercial interests of the club so surely we could find him a role in this aspect.
As we've given him a contract with another 2 years, this won't help short term but it could be discussed with him now & suitable managers who's contracts are due to be looked at in 2016 could be notified.

[Globalgunner]

Best not to keep Wenger for any reason. If hes gone . Hes gone. You can imagine him trying to persuade the new manager not to buy a particular player because he is 2m too expensive or some crap like that, besides any new manager knows its his head on the block and will likely insist on being given a free hand. I heard that Fergie counselled Moyes not to disband the United back room staff, but Moyes insisted. If true, kudos to Moyes for standing up to Fergie, but in hindsight he was a fool for not listening. Either way, the debacle is all his fault. So it should be. We must learn to sink or swim without Wenger. There are a lot of great candidates out there and 2017 would be a great time to grab the former Juventus manager, now managing Italy Antonio Conte. He would be my first choice, Or Klopp or of course Guardiola.

[mastermind84]

Fergie hired Moyes and did all you suggested. That was probably the issue with Moyes more than anything.

[fakeyank]

Klopp's contract is till 2018 supposedly. Wenger's is till 2017. Frankly, I'd take Martinez and let him build the club... he has all the makings of a top level manager.

[AFC Leveller]

Wenger loves the club (and the control he has) to just walk away when his contract expires and i dont expect him to leave for good. I think they'll offer him a job of some kind and probably let him have a say in who comes in for him.

Right now, someone like Martinez would be good but he has only shown potential so far and the next couple of years should tell us if he is the real deal or not. Not too long ago, the likes of Coyle and Phil brown were manager of the season candidates but where are they now? it can all turn around ina year or so.

The likes of Klopp, Guardiola, Conte, Simeone however have shown consistancy and the ability to win major titles and anyone of these would be a real coup.

[Power n Glory]

I wouldn't want Wenger to take a job upstairs when his time as manager is over and I doubt he'd take the position anyway. As a manager, he always says he enjoys the way the club is run because he's left to work and nobody interferes. I think he'd recognise that taking on a position upstairs would be counterproductive and possibly do more damage than good.