Arsene Wenger with Patrick Vieira and trophy champions England , photo:
Born in 1949, the Frenchman did a great career as a player. He was associated with the teams from Strasbourg, where he grew up, came to realize that the skills will not allow him to climb to the top and at the age of 32 years hung up his boots.
but was not going to to give up football. In 1984, he became coach of the team Nancy and the team acquitted itself well enough that Wenger got the chance to perform Monaco. In the first season the club won the championship of France, on the occasion of showing the good side in European competition.
Monaco worked for seven years, and (what seemed like at least curious decision) went to Japan, including job coaching Nagoya Grampus Eight.
He met with the players such as Gary Lineker and Dragan Stojkovic. The team won the Emperor’s Cup and finished second in the Japanese top league, sports score was not for Wenger’s most important.
– Work in Japan has restored my faith in the profession. In Europe, the emphasis is definitely more pressure on the coach. While working there I could gain some distance to many things, and then I realize that I can not live without this work, without challenges – Wenger said after years of stressing the importance of this experience.
The revolution that created the “Invincible”
Arsene Wenger has coached Arsenal in October 1996, was the first coach of “Arsenal” from outside the British Isles. In his debut season team took third place in the Premier League. Season before the team came in fifth position, hence Wenger quickly able to convince the fans and players.
Top players Arsenal have been reducing flights Frenchman before coming to the club – Seaman, Dixon, Adams, Winterburn, Platt, Merson whether Wright – some of those recognized in England players was in the place where it was hard to climb to the top, others were downright denial mode of life which should result in a pro football player.
Wenger had to take decisive steps to rebuild the team, instill her his rule, change the training, tactics, players diet and lifestyle – at this point you can certainly speak of a revolution that began not only the club, but in the whole of English football. However, all that great, it was just before Wenger and Arsenal.
Club strengthened copyright ideas Wenger – Marc Overmars and Emmanuel Petit, who breathed in the band’s new team was already ducha.W Patrick Vieira, who later was for many years captain of the “Gunners” and one of the most important figures in the team Wenger.
In the 1997-1998 season loss to first in the table Manchester United was already 11 points, but the sensational end of the season meant that Arsenal became the champion of England. Wenger has made to get the FA Cup. Wenger became the first foreigner who reached double.
In subsequent years, Arsenal 3 times in a row took the second position.
French coach odmładzał squad, bringing in successive seasons, players like Thierry Henry, Robert Pires, Sol Campbell, Fredrik Ljundberg or Kanu. In defense dominated the veterans who thanks to Wenger’s completely changed their style of play on the defensive and have made their bit to the legendary French team.
Unimaginable record and not to satisfy the appetite
Season 2003/04 moved to the Premier League thanks to a sensational attitude of the team that earned a nickname “Invincibles” – Arsenal in the campaign has not suffered a single defeat. With 38 meeting won 26, has made this 12 draws.
This season has become for many years a reference point for fans of “Gunners”. In the next battle team defended its title. Nothing can be forever, especially in the league as strong as the English Premier League.
The mere fact that the team was able to win the game in this style, it was difficult to imagine. If the appetite grows with eating, it’s hard to imagine what they feel Arsenal fans a decade ago. Wenger also showed a great eye for young players who are introduced to the team. Robin van Persie, Cesc Fabregas, Ashley Cole, Gael Clichy and Theo Walcott – are just a few of its discovery.
The future looked rosy, but Wenger has since never once led Arsenal to win the championship and a trophy – only in the last season, “Gunners” they won the League Cup.
Wenger lost the money?
Football passed since then several more revolutions, but not they had nothing to do with Wenger, and indeed were a negation of the values which the Frenchman seems to confess. Big money, tempting players lucrative contracts, the pursuit of immediate success under the principle of “pay and I demand” odarły football with romanticism.
Arsene Wenger (which often shows up just as a football “romantic”) convinced him of the several times, losing to the richer clubs such players like Robin van Persie, Samir Nasri, Gael Clichy, Emmanuel Adebayor, Ashley Cole.
The French manager was not a fan of paying for athletes giant catfish, preferred to bring young players from potential, which gradually introduced to the game at the highest level. Another thing that Arsenal can not offer players such money as Chelsea or Manchester City. Fans of the band were frustrated and often mocked his club policy, which was based on the youth, while rivals in the fight for the championship of England bring in players with a reputation brand.
recently also carried out some spectacular transfers as bringing Mesut Oezila and Alexis Sanchez. Financial reports show that this “Gunners” are in a financial impact (even taking into account the sum of the salaries of the players for the 2013-2014 year – 166.4 million. Pounds), but in football it seems that Arsenal are still many missing to join fight for the championship of England.
Cursed fourth place
Manager “Gunners” of course, is obviously not infallible, and part of the players, which came down to the team, not able to fulfill the expectations of his and fans. Wenger still wanted to win the youth, and many experts emphasized that the team is not a winner.
In the last 9 years, as many as 6 times occupied the fourth place in the table, each time while away from the winner. 3 times has made to the lowest step of the podium. The team had a great game moments when it seemed that he could fight for the title, but something always got in the way, something this team eliminated from the fight.
Wenger started becoming przytrafiać transfer errors such as Marouane Chamakh, Johan Djorou, Sebastian Squillaci, Philippe Senderos. Denilson played below expectations, Gervinho, Arshavin, Andre Santos. There were also curious transfers, such as bringing Park Chu-Young and Kim Kallstroema.
The Frenchman also began to engage in pointless discussions in the media, on the example of the winter transfer window, which he felt was unfair for some teams (meaning – for Arsenal.)
At times it seems that Arsenal stood in the place the most important moment – had the conditions for this to continue “French Revolution” Wenger, and instead came very lean years – not those that would give a reason for this, to release the trainer.
Arsenal was still in the lead, is still talked about his aspirations, but at the end of the coming clash with the reality that success is a step back. And yet it fails to do this step. Wenger is a great coach, which for many could be a model. But if after 18 years he can still surprise and make something that fans will get even substitute “Invincible”
Paul Słójkowski, polskieradio.pl
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