Arsène Wenger: Same Old Class

[Toast]

“Our ambition is to win the Premier League and other major trophies in Europe. It’s what the fans, players, staff, manager and board expect and we won’t rest until that is achieved." - Stan Kroenke.

"We’re committed to mounting a sustained league challenge and that will be our focus this summer and next season." - Arsène Wenger.

"“There is no complacency anywhere at this club. Our goal is to compete for and win trophies here and in Europe." - Ivan Gazidis.

Big promises. There'll be no hiding if they again fail to deliver.

 

[Dokaka]

'Announcing the news, our majority owner Stan Kroenke said: “Our ambition is to win the Premier League and other major trophies in Europe. It’s what the fans, players, staff, manager and board expect and we won’t rest until that is achieved. Arsène is the best person to help us make that happen. He has a fantastic track record and has our full backing.'

Last part of that statement is a bit weird. Wenger has a fantastic track record of winning major trophies in Europe? World of Warcraft hadn't been released the last time Wenger won the league. If that's a fantastic track record.. I mean, sure.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

seem bit similar lol

 

[Toast]

Last part of that statement is a bit weird. Wenger has a fantastic track record of winning major trophies in Europe? World of Warcraft hadn't been released the last time Wenger won the league. If that's a fantastic track record.. I mean, sure.

Tbf, it's a statement by Kroenke. He probably thinks an F.A. Cup is on par with a league title or a CL title.

 

[Kingslayer]

Need to all stick together now and ignore the negative press covfefe.

 

[progman07]

“Our ambition is to win the Premier League and other major trophies in Europe. It’s what the fans, players, staff, manager and board expect and we won’t rest until that is achieved." - Stan Kroenke.

"We’re committed to mounting a sustained league challenge and that will be our focus this summer and next season." - Arséne Wenger.

"“There is no complacency anywhere at this club. Our goal is to compete for and win trophies here and in Europe." - Ivan Gazidis.

Big promises. There'll be no hiding if they again fail to deliver.

At this Club there will always be a second chance for every one of them. Same words were said 3 years ago.

 

[Toast]

So no word on any kind of restructuring then? We've well and truly kicked the can down the road.

 

[Hunta]

I'm a follower of Darth Vader, and I can't stop it.

Wenger will die before he's replaced.

 

[Toast]

At this Club there will always be a second chance for every one of them. Same words were said 3 years ago.

Absolutely. Let's not pretend that not challenging for the league will have any real consequences. Pay rises and contract extensions all round in two years, regardless of what we've actually achieved.

 

[Aevi]

Nice words but yet again I'm not seeing any plans. How will we achieve this exactly?

Very frustrating.

 

[Toast]

Arsène, you and the club have signed a new two-year contract. It's a big moment, how are you feeling about it?

I’m happy and excited. Happy because I can work where I love to be. As well because this club cherishes the values I love. I’m excited because I believe that our end of season is a big springboard to go for more. We have created a dynamic that is very positive and we want to build on that and transfer that positive end of season [form] to the new season.

In the end, was it an easy decision or a difficult decision?

For me it’s always easy on a loving affair because I identify myself so much with the club. When you can be where you love to be, that’s easy. It’s difficult because you want to respond to the demands of all the people who love this club. This is of course a job that demands 100 per cent commitment and you want to be at that level to make sure you can make everyone happy.

What's your message to the fans after signing up for two more years?

The message to the fans is in aid of the club. Let’s be together to support our players, to support the club and all give our absolute best to be at the level that we want to be. We can move up to the next level, I’m convinced of that, by having faith in the way we want to play football and by supporting the players we have already. Of course we’ll try to strengthen our squad to be stronger next season, but we want to be faithful to the way we want to play the game. We want to support this way [of playing] all together.

What's the owner said to you about our ambitions?
They are of course unlimited, our ambitions. We live in a very competitive world where you need the support of the owner as well. He’s highly ambitious and supportive as well so, on that front, we are all united with exactly the same targets.

When you look back at the 2016/17 season, how do you view it as a whole?

As a whole, I think the first part of the season was very positive. We went 20 games unbeaten, including the Champions League, and we finished top of the group in the Champions League. After that, the turning point was maybe the Everton and Manchester City games where we dropped our level away from home a little bit. We were unbeaten away from home for a long, long time. The negative side and other turning points were certainly the Bayern Munich games where we had very positive results at half-time but at the end of the game we were very frustrated. [It was] under very special circumstances but it deeply affected the confidence of the team. I believe the outside uncertainty over my situation had an impact on the team as well, and after that I think we regrouped. We could have been divided but we have shown great resilience and were united to bounce back very strongly. We finished the season in a very convincing way. We won 10 of our last 11 games and that is absolutely difficult. We played against all the difficult opponents, so we finished the season in a very strong way with a very strong dynamic. That’s why I told you that we want to transfer that into the new season.

In terms of the playing squad, what changes do you expect this summer?

First of all, we have a very heavy squad at the moment so maybe we might lose some players. We want to keep the strength we have and build on that. We will work very hard to find the additions of top, top quality. I believe that our squad is very strong and we will only look for top-class people who can strengthen our team now. The basis is there so we need the additions who will make a real difference.

Are you looking at any particular areas of the team?

First of all, we look at the top, top quality available. We have seen in the recent games against Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United that we are a very strong team. For us it’s very important that we only consider the players who can really make a difference, no matter where it is.

What other changes do you expect? Maybe on the non-playing side for example...

On that front, we always want to be better. We live in a very competitive world where everybody tries to get better. We look to be stronger everywhere. We want to perform better in every department, so of course we want to have the best team around the team. We look at everything. We forget that we have top-quality people already and, if you look closely at the players who left us, every player who came here became a better player. You cannot say about every player who left us [think he means other clubs]. We have a very good record with the team and the improvement of the players here. We have to continue that but we are also looking everywhere to become even better.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Nice words but yet again I'm not seeing any plans. How will we achieve this exactly?

Very frustrating.

if we keep alexis and Özil and add some good players then we have great chance for next season if we lose Alexis and Özil and add crap players we gonna be worse.

 

[Kingslayer]

ANNOUNCE CARLOS BACCA

 

[Toast]

So many words, so little said.

 

[Mitch]

If you told me after the Chelsea loss that Wenger would sign an extension I would have been very annoyed and disappointed.

However since then, the change of a new more modern formation has benefitted us greatly. We have finished the season off very strongly now beating the league winners to win our third FA Cup in four years. It'seems hard for me to be pessimistic about that, I certainly can not be all doom and gloom like some on here.

 

[Hunta]

This news will make that Arsenal tv lot pissed, so I'm delighted at this news.

Hope they're crying right now.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Wenger should stop saying we looking for top quality players we won't buy top quality players unless they cheap and unwanted at their club.

 

[Parvez-Drupesh]

now we have confirm of contracts from arsenal we can celebrate in harmony arsen greatest man of club

 

[Mark Tobias]

If you told me after the Chelsea loss that Wenger would sign an extension I would have been very annoyed and disappointed.

However since then, the change of a new more modern formation has benefitted us greatly. We have finished the season off very strongly now beating the league winners to win our third FA Cup in four years. It'seems hard for me to be pessimistic about that, I certainly can not be all doom and gloom like some on here.

Admire your optimism and not trying to turn your head but the reason some are so pessimistic is because it feels like we have been here before. Feels a repeat of 2014

 

[Kingslayer]

Parvez returns! Every cloud has a silver lining.