Quote Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie View Post
I think the general consensus is that the man who comes after Wenger won't be allowed a free reign and will be accountable to Ivan Gazidis in the way Wenger is not.

That's the issue with Wenger, he says all the time he questions himself but he won't allow anyone else to. I think if he did he'd have been much better off in the last few years and wouldn't have caused this split between himself and the fan base.
As it is he's a demagogue wading through water up to his knees.

It's so unlikely now that this will end amicably and he's got no one to blame but himself, should have been different.


I think the damage is irrepairable now because Wenger has got personal, it's probably a defence in his mind to what he perceives as unjust criticism.

In some ways Wenger has dug himself deep into a whole and truly exposed himself because he's actually been quite open about what he can and can't do, in the presser he pretty much said that he's accountable to nobody and if he requires funds then he can get them. Of course his unwillingness to strengthen the team isn't the only issue fans have with him, the are a whole host of other issues but the fact that he has come out and said that confirms what many thought.

The press conference was quite interesting because initially he said he understands the frustration but then halfway through and unprovoked might i add he went into a passioned attack (you cant call it a defence) of the fans and former players who had been making comments/protests in the media/on social media/at the stadium.

It's got really ugly now IMO.