I guess that the future of Arsene Wenger as the manager of Arsenal could depend on what happens with the Gunners on the pitch over the course of the current season, although I am not sure if winning the Premier League title or another big trophy would make him more or less likely to stay.
On the one hand he could see that as the perfect time to leave with his legacy intact and on the other he could feel that the club was entering a new era of success and that he was the man to lead it. In the same way, another season without major honours could inspire him to quit or carry on.
The problem is that nobody but the boss himself really knows, although some might have a better idea than others and one who knows the Frenchman pretty well from his time playing for him and by keeping close ties with the club since is Martin Keown and the former England defender thinks that Wenger could be set for many more years in charge.
In a Daily Mail report Keown spoke about his former manager with all the 20th anniversary talk going on and he seems to think that Arsene might even have his eye on beating the 26 years that his old rival Sir Alex Ferguson had at Man United. And amid the talk of Wenger taking over the England job, Keown suggested that his love of the daily stuff that makes up club football could be something that he would miss if he was to be a national boss.
The former Gunner said, ‘He probably looks at Sir Alex Ferguson’s 26 years at Manchester United and thinks he might beat that. Ferguson managed in 810 Premier League games and Wenger is on 758, so he could beat that.
‘Football every day is his life. He is in the middle of a fight and he will fight for another 10 years if he can.’
‘He probably looks at Sir Alex Ferguson’s 26 years at Manchester United and thinks he might beat that,’ said Keown. ‘Ferguson managed in 810 Premier League games and Wenger is on 758, so he could beat that.
‘Football every day is his life. He is in the middle of a fight and he will fight for another 10 years if he can.’
Do you think Wenger will stay on after the current season?
Bob.