If you were one of the top managers in world football, which club would you look to for backing, development, and the chance to manage some of the best players in the world – a squad second to none – while competing in the best league on the planet?
City? With those 115-plus charges still to be resolved and an ageing squad?
Liverpool? A strong first eleven, but a suspect squad, especially at the centre of defence?
Chelsea? With such a grotesque number of individually great players but insecurity over how to keep them all happy and on board, while uncertainty over their ground continues?
Newcastle? Still hampered by rules that prevent them from using their enormous wealth and unable to keep hold of their star players?
Manchester United? With all their problems both on and off the pitch, a stadium that needs millions spent on it, and a fan base so toxic it could turn on a sixpence at the slightest problem?
Tottenham? A wonderful stadium, a committed fanbase, a European trophy, but a history of sacking managers on a regular basis – and the burden of a more successful club down the road, who have a habit of signing top players from under their noses.
The Arsenal difference
That leaves The Arsenal. Owners who have turned down opportunities to make millions in profit by selling the club. They are looking to spend even more money on the Emirates, aiming to increase the capacity to around 70,000.
They have backed their current manager to the hilt and paid over the odds to keep him at the club. They continue to invest in top players to build a squad that boasts world-class talent in every position, twice over. They are also unafraid to spend on young players with the potential to become future stars – a great example of this is summer-signing Cristian Mosquera.
Most importantly, Arsenal have a fanbase that backs the manager, players, and ownership structure completely. The atmosphere at the Emirates reflects unity, purpose, and belief traits that many rival clubs seem to have lost.
Why would any manager look elsewhere?
At this moment in time, it is difficult to argue that any other club offers the same combination of stability, ambition, and vision for the future. Arsenal are built on tradition but focused on progress. Their infrastructure, investment, and sense of purpose are aligned in a way that very few elite clubs can match.
So, if all the top managerial positions in the Premier League suddenly became vacant, which club would you choose?
The answer seems clear to me – The Arsenal.
ken1945
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A resounding none is my answer.
Arsenal is a very attractive club for managers due an combination of a clear attacking playing style, a history of developing talents , and a strong financial and structural foundation under a well regarded manager.
From Wenger to Arteta ball, the club is known for its attacking dynamics of football, which is appealing to coaches who want to implement a clear identity, while also having the infrastructure and fan base to support its long term vision.
It is this long term vision, which now fueling large passionate, and diverse global fanbasse , which is providing a strong foundation of support for the club and manager
Kroenke must be the one of best sports club owners in the world
Maybe Arteta will only move if he gets a more lucrative offer from a gigantic Spanish club, because his situation at Arsenal is currently quite stable
I agree , job for as long as he wants
Trophies are not everything to these owners and they smartly now got fans saying the same
Always said as business men they are genius
Dan, I bet Arteta will be sacked if he finishes below the second place in EPL without UCL trophy at the end of this season
I bet he won’t
People start following sport for lots of reasons . Trophies are not everything,not for me anyway. There are teams always in lower to middle table that never win trophies yet they have fans. Some of their fans will live entire lifetimes having never seen their team lift a trophy. If trophies were were all it took to be a supporter,most clubs would have none.
Don’t get me wrong, trophies are important, but there’s more to the game. It is a source of entertainment for me, for instance.
For what it’s worth, I think the Kroenkes are interested in trophies too,going by their successes in other sports. I happen to be a basketball fan and just recently the Denver Nuggets, owned by the Kroenkes, won the NBA championship for the first time in their history.Don’t think that would have happened if the owners lacked ambition.
It is paramount fans knows a club success is measured by its financial health, player development, strong fan base and a positive overall club culture
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Nice article, Arsenal up there with Liverpool in terms of stability. Liverpool is the best run in my opinion, their transfer strategy/policy is up there with the best in the world. Yes their defence is suspect for now but would likely fix it in January transfer window and them not completing Guehi signing was a big risk but they already had 4 CBs and that’s a good number if you ask me but the season ending injury to one of their CB has dealt them a huge blow.
Things look good at this stage. There is a lot of belief in the team amongst both players and fans. Watching the likes of Saliba, Gyokeres and Califiori celebrate an Arsenal goal is inspiring because it shows their commitment. The squad itself has an almost perfect balance agewise. A core group of players between 24 and 27, reaching their peak but with years remaining on their professional careers plus the three teenagers. Really , there are no excuses.
A welcome read Ken1945
It beats reading about the regular flow of negatives and concentrates on what makes Arsenal one of the best clubs in the world.
It is very much about the bigger picture which is so often overlooked in favour of nitpicking every conceivable aspect of the club and its manager.
I agree with Oyama that Liverpool is a well run club now and it shows. KSE are not everyone’s cup of tea but they are proving that they are ambitious. Top4 will be the minimum requirement now that the club are there regularly again and with the level of investment this summer, it can’t be laid at their door that trophies are not in their psyche. Stability and ambition are.
We have not won a title in 25 years but are one of the best in the world ?
Amazing
25 years 🤔. I could have sworn we won the title undefeated in ’04, which at the end of this season will be 22 years.
How long did pool have to wait, while manure are going on a steady run.
City115 had even longer to wait, while Chelsea had never won the PL title until Abramovitch bankrolled them!!
Not worth mentioning that it’s over half a century since our noisy neighbours last won a league one title, so I’ll pass on that one.
Why some of our fans seem to believe we have a right and entitlement to win trophies I fail to understand – the arrogance astounds me HD!!
Ken, Liverpool had to wait 30 years, and Man Utd well over 20 years. Chelsea had to wait 50 years to win their 2nd title, and as you said, that was down to the Russian bankrolling them.
While we all would like to see us dominate the League the fact is we haven’t done that since the ’30s.
Now all we need is those darn trophy’s. 😂🏆
Football not just about trophies though apparently lol.
I got the feeling the article was about how attractive Arsenal in the eyes of a manager. Not if it’s the best club in the world.
Good point Gunnerdev and the article did say if a top manager was looking at clubs.
However, I can’t see why there should be any negativity surrounding our club at the moment.
Finishing second in the best league in Europe and into the semi final of the CL – a squad of of top players (as detailed above) at the prime of their playing career and young talented players, tipped for stardom – a magnificent stadium – a fanbase estimated in the millions around the world and a owner who is backing the club to the hilt.
What more could a manager want?
Ken1945,
What more could a manager want you ask, erm. Some trophy’s maybe. 😂🤦♂️
Let’s wait and see Derek.
But even if we dont this season your say it’s okay
No Dan, your saying things I’ve not said.
What I DID say, was Mikel Arteta needs to win something this year and the only thing that would change my mind, is if we had the same horrendous injury issues that we had last season.
I’m sure you would also take that into consideration, despite the incredible signings and squad depth we have?
Well let’s hope we do.
For the record
I have done as you asked and not commented on anything you have posted. Unless you are prepared to rethink your accusation that I’m in a gang out to get you, please desist from replying to mine.
Thank you
Who’s that for SueP?
Dan Smith, Ken1945
I apologise if there’s confusion. I’ve never been in any sort of gang and at the time I thought it was a bit rich that I was singled out.
No problem, I just wanted to know.
Now that you’ve jogged my memory, I do remember Dan’s post.
Trouble is, my memory needs jogging more and more!!
SueP, a gang ?
Yup, me and “my little gang”. I wish I knew who they were.
That really is pathetic of him. He must have led a very sheltered childhood.
I have done as you asked and not commented on anything you have ?
You put your predictions in
So what’s your stance is exactly?
If your saying for me not to comment on anything you write I think your understand I’ll have to take you out of the game
So I’ll ignore your predictions this week and from now on as you ask
Please do not , Dan , we are all fans 🙆
Gunsmoke
Let him remove me then. I took it to mean responding to his posts rather than articles that he has written.
Ok
Good sense prevail, never lose faith in humanity
Oh no that was okay to her saying take her off predictions lol
There you go Gunsmoke, good sense hasn’t prevailed and I guess you’ve lost faith in humanity?!
lol
Do you have editorial rights on this site to expect me to not reply to an article submitted by you?
I respected your request to not reply to your general posts on any particular point but you have taken it further. So do you have editorial rights to remove my posts from the predictor or any other article?
To clear up any misunderstanding that you may have about me, I have not made attacks of a personal nature about you but I reserve my right to oppose your opinions as you do about mine which is quite a different matter.
To answer your question
No I don’t and feel free to put in your predictions in comments of course
I have equally the right to not in my free time add up your scores , add you in the World Cup round of spend my money sending prizes
For example it cost me over 200 pound of my own money to send the winners prizes of the Justarsenal Euros and main competitions last year
That comes out of my own money
I’m confused though as this is what you asked for
Hence I carried on including your scores in predictions did I not ? It’s you who asked ……
Unless you are prepared to rethink your accusation that I’m in a gang out to get you, please desist from replying to mine.
Thank you
So to be fair , even you must accept if I’m counting your scores , moving you around the table , potentially buying you a prize ( your doing well ) they would be replying to you
So let’s just leave it there dude
Ken, a very good article and one that I completely agree with.
Thanks HD – I’m trying to find the article where I said Sterling was on a £400,000 a week, can you point me to it, as there were some good comments coming out?
Its the article that stated, Real Madrid is already collecting information on Dowman.
To be exact the quote was £450,000 a week
Ken, sorry but I can’t remember which article that was.
Your nearly as bad as me HD!!
Thanks Gunsmoke for looking after us oldies!!
Amazing that i can remember things from the early 60’s but forget which article you were referring to 😂.
It’s like last night when I was having a discussion with DS about his dislike of the Kroenkes. I asked him why he disliked them and he wouldn’t answer, saying I knew. If I already knew then I wouldn’t have asked him.
Ken 1945 👍🏻
😂😂the irony above .
Yeah I saw that too lol
Two peas in a pod 😂😂
Better than 3-4-5-6 peas in a pod 😂😂😂😂
Not if the two peas are slowly stagnating in their pod, while the six others are enjoying life mate. 👍
Enjoying my life mate ,currently in Canada having a great time .
Just saw the ganging up again so thought I would join in .
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Great city, great people, so don’t spoil them with your negativity 😀
Travelled from coast to coast on one of their trains a few years ago and the scenery was breathtaking.
The Rockie mountains were majestic!!
I was wearing my “Merci Arsene” T shirt in Toronto and was stopped by a couple of middle aged guys who wanted to talk about our club for what seemed hours – my wife was not impressed!!
Hope your wearing yours Dan kit!!
Have a great time out there and spread the word that Mikel Arteta is the next big thing!! 👍
Just realized I didn’t mention the “ganging up” part of your post!!
I think David and Bruised Banana might have something to say about “ganging up” wouldn’t you?
My best mate lives in Canada
Loves it out there
Did t say which city I was in 😂
Who cares?! Just enjoy your holiday wear the T shirt and spread the word!!
Mate it’s the same 3 people , it’s okay
Very transparent
I’m always one step ahead
Thank you though
Your one step ahead Dan, because you don’t wait long enough for the facts and then have to take two steps back and never apologise.
Enjoy reading your articles though – we just support our club in different ways.
Ganging up ? What a load of rubbish.
Not at all 🙄
Always the same 3-4 ,I could go on plenty of his Articles and there you will all be ,just like this one .
My fave is i even get mentioned or referred to in conversations I’m not apart of lol
It’s sweet like I’m one person’s only social interaction
Please though mate I get allot of positive comments and hits so don’t worry about three people
I certainly don’t lol.
If you are referring to me mentioning you in my post to Ken, that was to do with memory lapses.
Not just you dude
There’s been a few instances
Now that I say it your see it
There was one person kicked off on here because wow he was obsessed
I would be shown emails you wouldn’t believe
So adding to a conversation is ganging up 😲🙄
One other advantage Arsenal has over most of its counterpart, is it’s location in the capital city.
Due to this global city status, which is also a magnet for foreign players and their families, and the city’s large and diverse population, which provides a significant commercial advantage and a large fanbase.
This appeal is amplified by London status as a major economic and cultural hub with extensive transport links.
I Recently stated football is more than winning trophies and one goal was celebrating diversity, achieving through its ability to unit people from various backgrounds, promoting social change, a fan was alarm
I wonder how our supporters view those supporters of clubs such as Accrington Stanley, Notts Forest, both of whom were founder members of the football league?
They both have a loyal fanbase and follow their clubs through thick and thin, knowing that they’ll never win the PL, let alone be part of it.
They don’t act like entitled fans, demanding trophies and calling for the manager to be sacked.
That’s why supporters of The Arsenal, along with all the “bigger” clubs should be thankfull that we have the pulling power to attract managers and players of the very best quality and we’re in that position at this moment in time, because of our owner, manager and players (while of course recognising the work of past said array of similar people).
Sorry, Notts County!!
Well done Ken1945,
I was about to pull you up on calling the Nottingham Forest fans, Notts Forest fans. Not a good idea.
But you’ve corrected yourself. 😂👍
The expectation to win silverware is dependent on the amount of spending and time.
If a club has spent big to build a squad capable of winning and has given their manager ample time, I don’t feel there is anything wrong in fans expecting trophies.
On the contrary, if a club has spent little like in the case of Accrington Stanley or Notts County, it is accepted that the club does not have a squad capable of winning trophies, so it is only natural for fans not to expect their manager to win trophies.
Likewise, I believe a lot of us never demanded Wenger to win trophies after we undertook the new stadium debt and sold star players season after season without spending much because we knew the depleted squad was not capable of winning trophies in those years
Gave me an idea for an article lol.
The difference between Arsenal and Accrington Stanley or Notts County
No Dan, the difference between the supporters and their attitudes!!
This is true to an extent. However, many are trying to make the case that Arsenal have spent a lot of money whilst ignoring the fact that several other top teams have also spent similar amounts. In recent years some have spent more.
This is the first season in a long time that Arsenal have put together arguably the strongest squad in the PL. Much of the criticism in recent years has ignored the fact that there have been other top teams with stronger squads or that issues such as injuries have derailed the season.
Missed out the part where they have won more also ,there I helped your bias post out .
Get lost. Who are you to talk about bias? An idiot and a bully.
Accrington Stanley, who are they. 😂
Anyone else remember the little Scouse boy using that phrase in the milk advert. OOPS!, I’m showing my age. 😂👍
Of course mate…..a classic
Oh the irony Derek 😂
Renemver Murray mints the to good to hurry mints?
Ken1945,
I’m aging more and more remembering these old adds. Yes I do remember the Murray mints adds. 😂🤦♂️
Derek and Ken, I remember one from the 60’s. ‘Go to work on an egg’.
Herr Drier,
I remember that one to. What a great egg-sample.😂 Sorry, I just can’t help myself. I like a good Yoke, OOPS, I must stop. 🤦♂️
😂😂😂
Maybe a manager will prefer to win trophy regularly and decides to move to Chelsea.
Our club is trophy shy and you failed to mention that .
I was writing about the here and now and why a top manager would be likely to join us over the clubs I mentioned.
Everything is in place for our club to become the success we all, as fans, want.
Walking into the club today, that manager would have every tool available to make his own legacy and, yes, winning trophies would be part of that legacy.
The hard graft has been done and our current manager needs to put his final stamp on his legacy, by winning trophies – but let’s not just toss away what he, our owner and the players has done to get to this point.
As for chelsea, I thought I covered that in my breakdown of each club – just to add though, Abramovitch’s Ill gotten wealth is still lying in the government’s coffers and, no matter how many trophies they’ve won, they sold the soul of the club to a russian criminal… in my opinion.
Dam you are cringe
Sorry that was for David above .