Match Reaction v Soton (Home)

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Simeone would be great for us. Young, hungry for success, has won stuff as a player and manager and his teams are so hard to beat.

His gritty style of football isn't really suited for us tbh and the lack of English would worry me. Besides he seems all but certain to be at Chelsea next year.

Not to keep bleating on about him, but out of the current attainable managers Thomas Tuchel is by far the best choice. Young, great football and a very intelligent man. Heck, if he had more experience in the PL, I wouldn't mind giving Eddie Howe a punt as well.


Sigh ........... oh why could you have not just waited for an entire year Klopp, instead of taking the first job offer you had at Liverpool?

[Marc Overmars]

His gritty style of football isn't really suited for us tbh and the lack of English would worry me. Besides he seems all but certain to be at Chelsea next year.

It doesn't have to be suited for us because we need to evolve, not stick to the same old Wenger blueprint and hope someone else can make sense of it. Simeone is a fighter and tactically very sound, he'd bring a lot to the table, things we lack. I'm sure he'd learn English in time, like Pochettino.

Again though, he's another one we're going to inevitably miss the boat on because of WUMger staying on too long.

[Kano]

What also has to be taken into consideration is the possibility that Wenger may be director of football or something similar attached to the club, so I imagine he'll have a say in the signing of the next manager - much like Fergie did when he left after so long.

[mastermind84]

It’s not even just this season it hasn’t worked so I don’t get why he keeps trying with Ramsey. He has zero central midfield intelligence. I totally selfish player and won’t look to build up play in the middle. He’ll dish it off to someone and then go bolting forward, deserting the midfield and not thinking about the possibility of the ball needing to be played back into the middle before going forward. He doesn’t provide and outlet for his team mates. He has tunnel vision and totally focussed on getting himself into position after passing. I don’t get why Wenger doesn’t see this or notice the difference to our play when you replace Ramsey with Rosicky or Cazorla. Besides his one fluke season, he’s been shit since 2011/12. Rosicky and Cazorla love to get touches on the ball, they’re always looking to get a touch, to play from deep and work the ball with multiple passes, quick one twos…..we really need to find a CM that can replace Cazorla and Rosicky. It’s a crucial position.

just not a true statement that you even backed off after we talked about that 2012-13 second half of the season where he was great playing central midfield in a disciplined role while picking his forward spots.

[Niall_Quinn]

I can't think of any way to free the club and divert it back to football. Even if some sort of pressure could be brought to bear and Kroenke could somehow be forced out - AND Jabba could be blocked - you would have to think a new owner would just look at it the same way and take advantage of Wenger's prodigious money making talents. It's impossible. If Wenger moved upstairs, I agree, he'd just be driving from the back seat. The thought of him having any input at all in transfer dealings even after he has left the manager's role (if he ever does) is truly depressing.

[Power n Glory]

just not a true statement that you even backed off after we talked about that 2012-13 second half of the season where he was great playing central midfield in a disciplined role while picking his forward spots.

Defend him all you want and make excuses say he need player A, B or C next to him...whatever advice was given to get him to that level we saw before has gone out the window. He's playing with zero intelligence and he hasn't come close to replicating his best form for us.

[dostoy]

If Simeone goes to Chelsea then what about Pellegrini although he is almost as old as Wenger.

Wenger will be here until he is 70 because everybody in power loves him.

[Kano]

I can't think of any way to free the club and divert it back to football. Even if some sort of pressure could be brought to bear and Kroenke could somehow be forced out - AND Jabba could be blocked - you would have to think a new owner would just look at it the same way and take advantage of Wenger's prodigious money making talents. It's impossible. If Wenger moved upstairs, I agree, he'd just be driving from the back seat. The thought of him having any input at all in transfer dealings even after he has left the manager's role (if he ever does) is truly depressing.

I'm basing the idea of recent quotes I read where he was asked about leaving, whether it would be director of football or something like that. He said he didn't know but he would stay working with the club in some capacity. Hopefully he has some empathy with the next guy and sticks to an ambassador role like Fergie.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm basing the idea of recent quotes I read where he was asked about leaving, whether it would be director of football or something like that. He said he didn't know but he would stay working with the club in some capacity. Hopefully he has some empathy with the next guy and sticks to an ambassador role like Fergie.

Not sure he'd be interested in the director of football role. Dictator of football, that would be the minimum he'd settle for I suspect.

[Özim]

Simeone would get my vote, top manager, his style is fine it's about time we had some fight and determination about us and he'd bring that in abundance.