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Arsène Wenger statue to be unveiled at the Emirates
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Country: Norway
Should have made the statue out of that moment when he pushed Mourinho. Unfortunately, we'd have to add a statue of Mourinho too....
The bronze statue, which was created by award-winning sculptor Jim Guy, is 3.5 metres high and weighs approximately half a tonne, and depicts our former French manager lifting the Premier League trophy.
Tim Lewis, our Executive Vice Chair, said: “We’re delighted to recognise and celebrate Arsène Wenger's outstanding leadership and career at Arsenal Football Club. Arsène’s contribution to, and achievements with, the club mark him out as the club's greatest manager. He treated the club and its supporters to many trophies and fantastic memories and brought a revolution in the running of the club, an unbeaten season and the move to Emirates Stadium.
"It is fitting, therefore, that as a mark of the club's enduring respect and gratitude a magnificent statue of Arsène now stands outside Emirates Stadium. It is a place where our supporters and all who visit Emirates Stadium can be reminded of Arsène's contribution and his legacy."
Our manager Mikel Arteta added: “It’s such a great tribute that the club has done something special for Arsène that he fully deserves and merits. With a statue now at the stadium, Arsène can have that recognition and be here at our club forever.
"I’m so grateful to have played for Arsène at this club in my career. He chose me to be one of his players and selected me to be the captain of the club and that's something I will never forget." - hear more from Mikel
Arsène will be our guest of honour for the Emirates Cup match against AS Monaco on Wednesday, August 2, and will also be taking time to visit his statue in the forthcoming days.
Country: Bangladesh
Player:White
Country: Bangladesh
Player:White
You were right! See post above this
Our greatest manager
Batman
Head of the Wayne foundation for benching Nketiah
Country: USA
Player:Saliba
Well deserved, well executed and a great choice of pose.
Country: England
Player:Saliba
Yeah, biggest fan you were.They’re putting it by my gate
Fitting that Wenger’s biggest fan on here gets to pass his shrine every week.
Country: England
Player:Saliba
Just packing up my tent, to camp out until the unveiling.He’s here
i'm impressed by how clean the statue is great job really. just what mister Wenger deserves.
Country: England
Player:Saliba
If it is it looks like it might be in 2 pieces.I think it might off of this iconic moment when he lifted the PL trophy in 2004
Or this one when he finally lifted in in his final home game (my profile banner picture)
Country: South Africa
Player:Nketiah
Just saw the article on the official site.
Wonderful stuff, this was long overdue.
No talk of an official unveiling, instead Arsène Wenger will be present at the Monaco game next week. Fitting fixture as well.
https://www.arsenal.com/news/Arsène-wenger-statue-unveiled-emirates-stadium
Wonderful stuff, this was long overdue.
No talk of an official unveiling, instead Arsène Wenger will be present at the Monaco game next week. Fitting fixture as well.
CaseUteinberger
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Country: Sweden
Nice to see the club doing it with style and class! Like Tim Lewis' and Mikel's statements also.
HollandGooner
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Country: Netherlands
Player:Ødegaard
He deserves this he have been amazing for our club.
pigge
#Pigge #Equality
Player:Martinelli
Deserved from the big man. Face is a bit off imo. How could the greeks do elite marble work 2500 years ago but people can't make better face than that today? Luckily it's good enough.
Player:Martinelli
pigge
#Pigge #Equality
Player:Martinelli
Don't want to tarnish his legacy, his situation was quite different from our now... BUT If someone told be that if we stuck with Arteta for 22 years and and we would get 3 prems and 7 FA cups. I probably wouldn't take it.
Tnegs
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It’s been a privilege to have been able to see his legacy at Arsenal unfold from Day 1. Needs a few more statues IMO turn him into a Ho Chi Minh type character with statues and paintings all over the club.
m-due
Well-Known Member
Country: England
Player:Saliba
The way the club is spending now, you’re absolutely right not too. But Arsène had half of that time on a shoe string, saddled with a huge stadium debt.
Country: Bangladesh
Player:White
This is such an unnecessary post here ffs.
This thread is to celebrate a moment. You could have written that in the Wenger or Arteta threads. It’s like someone graffitiing his statue.
