why would being unhappy about part of your job ruin your life? that's why you weigh up what you do like against what you don't and make your decision. which is just as likely for wenger each time he renews a contract.
everything isn't black or white. you can still work at a job where some elements aren't favourable but overall you feel its worth staying on.
He's a football manager, supposedly a top one, success is the marker for top managers and anyone who cares about success will not be happy unless they win. If the board aren't willing to give you the opportunity theyn I think you'd probably leave unless money was your motivation.
People are saying he wants to win, if he wants to so badly why is he happy to stick around and pick up 4th place every season? You can make all the excuses but having a chance of success for a manager at a top club isn't a small part of the job, it should be the aim.
Last edited by Özim; 15-12-2011 at 08:08 PM.
there is still job satisfaction if you can't achieve your ultimate aim. thats why so many players and managers continue to ply their trade at a lower level, despite never coming close to achieving success, even on a lower league scale.
you seem to live in a very do or die type world, which doesn't seem to leave much room for enjoyment of anything else bar complete success.
Last edited by Kano; 15-12-2011 at 09:01 PM.
This thread is proof that Wenger could go to the highest mountain and say "I don't actually have any money to spend" and people would then twist that around to suggest that this is still down to the manager and no one else. QQ
Why would he go to Everest to do that?
Far from it, I'm afraid. Wenger is talking about a policy that has been around since he first started here. He introduced the 30 plus contract rule from when we were at Highbury. So, this isn't something that has just been introduced because of the Emirates project. I'd agree with you if things weren't like this before the move away from Highbury but his philopsphy hasn't changed in recent years. Also, what he's talking about doesn't relate to our financial position. These are his thoughts. He believes that player wages shouldn't always be on the increase especially when a players performance drops when they reach a certain age. As said, he came to Arsenal with theses ideas and it's not born out of circumstance.
What he says makes sense. Why should a player expect a pay increase when his performance on the pitch is likely to drop. But I wish this sort of thinking was applied to some our youth players. Why are they earning so much when they can't even perform at the required standard?