Why Are Arsenal Doing So Poorly At The Moment? The Hidden Truths.

Whilst I find your article very interesting, certainly the referees and authorities have never liked, Arsenal, I don’t believe there is a conspiracy against us. I also feel, with the management changes, you are still unhappy that Wenger had to resign. Whilst as an individual, I liked Wenger his integrity, charm and intelligence. Certainly in the first 10 years of his tenure, we enjoyed great success.

However as a supporter,, who attended games as a season ticket holder from 1964 and have seen many managers from Bertie Mee onwards. Wenger initial success, started to fade and in many ways regressed to the detriment of our great club. Wenger started to assume control of every aspect of the club, which made it impossible to undertake this in a detailed and efficient manner.

Unfortunately politics , started to enter into the club and it is clear his relationship with Gazides deteriorated. This was highlighted with the contract situation. Allowing Sanchez, Ozil, Ramsey to run down their contracts, a loss of some £100 million pounds. Furthermore players such as Mustafi and Xhaka were purchased for £ 70 million pounds apart from being overpriced, they clearly were not at the required standard.

These are some examples of mismanagement. Who is at fault, is it Wenger, Gazides or possibly the Kroenke’s. Wenger in my personal opinion, started to monopolise the decision making process, as if it his club. Whilst I love his passion for the club, this becomes counterproductive. If as as many supporters has said in the past, Kroenke were not prepared to give him the funds required he should have confronted them or if necessary resigned. I know this is difficult ffor anyone on a massive salary.

The task of taking Arsenal forward is extremely difficult , due the many underlying issues, due to lack of management in Wenger’s final years. Again I stress it not all Wenger’s fault, certainly David Dean and Wenger were a great team. We should also not forget it was Dean, who went behind the Board back and brought in the Kroenke’s, he subsequently had to resign.

Arteta has a difficult task ahead particularly, as this is his first management appointment, he is comparatively inexperienced. I would not rule out further management changes, we all recall Liverpool’s dominance of the league in 1970’s and 1980’s it took Liverpool over 30 years to win the league again, last season their first ever premier league title.

I fear for Arsenal, it may take many years to reach our former glories, it may also involve a change of ownership, where as in past the owners were also dedicated supporters.