Arsenal Fans have wanted Arsene Wenger (Arsenal FC Manager) to be sacked for a number of years, but it was not until 20 April, 2018 that Arsenal announced that Wenger will leave the club after 22 Premier League seasons with Arsenal.

There seems to be a widespread hatred surrounding Arsene Wenger. There is even a YouTube show called “Arsenal Fan TV” that blames Wenger for every game that Arsenal has ever lost, and talks about their intent desire for Wenger to leave the club. However, despite the hatred, Wenger has actually won many cups and trophies with Arsenal and won the 2003/2004 Premier League title without a single loss that season! So, based on these two opposing arguments, did Wenger deserve to leave or not?

Some Arsenal fans think that Wenger should stay with the club because he has won 3 Premier League titles, 7 FA Cups, and 7 Community Shields. Most of Arsenal fan says that Arsene Wenger created Arsenal. Before Wenger was Arsenal Manager, Arsenal was not well known to the world and not as strong as expected. Wenger also brought Arsenal to the 2006 Champions League Final, but they lost 2-1 to Barcelona. However, even if Arsenal won the Champions League that season, Wenger would still most likely still be sacked, but the fans would respect him more.

Nonetheless, despite these good qualities, most Arsenal fans have not respected Wenger for a very long time due to his bad performance. Wenger did a lot for this club, but it is time for him to leave after a couple years of bad results and lots of goals conceded. ISB student Nicholas William Royle (10) says, “I think that he had to leave. Although what he has done for the club is legendary, he is now only holding back the club.” If Wenger stayed, Arsenal will continue to be in bad form because of his classic tactics and strategies. Many teams are already familiar with Wenger’s tactics, so with a new Arsenal manager in charge, Arsenal should see a lot more wins because of their new unique tactics. 

France Wongnachai (9) further added, “Arsenal is one of the best football clubs in the history, with the management of Arsene Wenger. He has become the club’s longest manager and most successful in regards of titles won. But the team needs to move forward, as we can see from all the games over the past years. It has shown us that the team needs some kind of change, whether it is players, staff, coach, or even a manager.” His style of football has never changed from the past few years. I personally think that Wenger should leave for the benefits of the team in the future”

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