Quote Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie View Post
Frankly it’s always occurred to me that Wenger aggrandises 4th place to gloss over his numerous failings

There’s no doubt that other clubs would like Wengers consistency in champions league qualification, but eventually they’d have to ask well why has this not propelled us onto anything better.

I don’t believe Wenger actively seeks not to do any better than top four, because that would suggest he has purposely put the kybosh on seasons where it was possible for us to win things. What I think is far more likely is that at times he’s chosen to be more parsimonious than necessary because there would be more expectation to succeed and more questions asked.
But on top of that you have to factor in Wenger is one of the worlds most indecisive individuals but along with that is also a micro manager which is a pretty terrible combination.

Happy with 4th? Perhaps overstated. Not willing to do what it takes in the transfer market to get us to win the title well yeah but who would trust him in the transfer market anyway?.
He's the guy who sets out on a 100 mile journey with EXACTLY 100 miles of fuel in the car, provided he travels at optimum speed all the way. There's no allowance for hitting jams and no capacity to accelerate when the road is clear. Chug, chug, chug, 56mph all the way. There's one petrol station along the way (in January) - if he's fucked the journey to that point he'll buy one extra litre of fuel, just the one. If he's doing okay on consumption he'll sail right past, ignoring the sign that warns of the same roadblock ahead that has been there for 10 years. He's totally fucking incompetent. Happens every year and every year he changes the seat covers and tells us it's the best car he ever had.