Arsène Wenger Names Successor
While it may not be happening soon, Arsène Wenger has confessed whom he would like to succeed him at managing the club when he retires. A former player from his time in Japan: Dragan Stojkovic
Wenger signed a new contract in 2010 that will see him manage the team until 2014 after which he doesn’t see himself being the coach any longer saying: “At 65 I will certainly move to some different job, unless I still feel like I feel today”.
It is clear that he places the long term future of the club above his own ambitions, he said: “What is important is that the club is in good hands, whether they are mine or someone else’s. Whether I personally leave on a positive or negative note is a little bit less important”.
And with that in mind he has spent time thinking about whom he wants to replace him when he does retire from team management.
Stojkovic played under Wenger at Grampus Eight in the J-League and Wenger believes he is the right man for the job saying: “I would love Stojkovic to be my successor, there are a hundred reasons for that. Our ideas are the same and we both strive for perfect football. I knew he was going to have teams playing attacking football with many passes”.
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how about rival roy kean…not sure about playing style cz he is infulance by english football..but sure he do not waste time and money on players like squillaci, denilson,almunia and chamak.
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total disrespect to Pat Rice. He knows Arsenal better than anyone at the club, played more than 500 games, knows what it means to play for the greatest team in the world, being Wenger assistant for years. Maybe the board should give Pat a chance, could not think of anyone better than him at the moment, he will show these bunch of softies and spoilt players what it means to wear the red and white, to fight till the end, to be proud, play pretty football doesn’t guarantee us success anymore, it’s time for a change.
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What matters now is a trophy… Win Win Win Win!!! and a successor will become an issue!
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Jesus not roy keane his record in transter market isnt great,spent alot money at sunderland. Id like 2 see wenger shake up the coaching side,we need a world class defensive coach every time we concede a free kick or corner i get nervous!
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@ anjruy pat rice is retiring u soon u clown
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I guess he wants a successor who will more-or-less continue the existing “buy low sell high” policy.
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@anjar nuryono – before you blast Wenger, you should learn the facts, Pat Rice is retiring at the end of the season….fool.
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my suggestion would be Martin O’Neill for short period….we put Dragan Stojkovic as assistant..to get wht is epl all abt then we replace him…or
masterminded…Frank Rijkaard…wht is Barcelona now…he has created it….seriously he is outstanding coach…
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frank rijkaard will do a gr8 job 4 us..if u dont bliv just look at barcelona he created them pep did nothin xcep buy expensiv players wich r useless 2 barca….shame frank got sacked so easily
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ohhh im gonna missy fatty patty no pun intended.
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and yea frank ricaard did do a number on barca.
HE PUT SEBASTION LARSSON ON TO RAPE US
again no pun intended
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Doesn’t matter who succeeds him. He should just do well within the period he’s with us.
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@anjar Pat has retirement plans and we are talking about long-term future of the club…get it!
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Typical he signs players we don’t know and now we have to experience it with a manager! I was hoping for a manager that Wouk come in and change arsenal to Andean that spends money on positions that need sorted out instaed of someone that will be the same as wenger. Wait he’s gonna be worse than wenger!
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Arsene would be hard to replace and whoever takes over will struggle to match Wenger.Our coach of the decade will be around for the longest possible time.
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Owen Coyle….
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Adam Kemp should replace him instead.
If he can do a better job then Wenger haha.
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Arsenal for a better replacement when the time comes who is willing to spend money it’s necessary.
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@diyar: nice one dude. Adam Kemp???
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@Diyar completely agree, adam kemp would be great!! haha
Wenger just makes me laugh sometimes when i think about him….People say ‘buy mertsacker’ etc. etc. about wenger buying and being suceeded by well-known characters but all he ever does is mention someone nobody has ever heard of!!
Oh the adventures and mystery of being an arsenal supporter…I love it…..
Don’t you agree?
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mouriniho , imagine him with are clubs resource at his disposal . trouble is hes gaurenteed to win u summin but then pi@s off straight after he does !
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thienry henry and frank rijkad will be better
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wt a khunt wants to leave us with another tight busterd after he leaves.
i think Tony Adams/ Bergkamp or theiry H. Should take over.
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I would love to see Dennis Bergkamp as Wengers successor.
He knows the club very well and can do a good job.
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Hahaha Diyar, would love to see Adam Kemp try and last 15 minutes in the job before bursting into tears
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Adam Kemp talks a lot of about this and that. Why isnt he a manager himself?
He thinks he is better then Wenger.
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i don’t mind anyone from Tibet…..ahahaha
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