armchair wrote:Wow!
How obsessed and ridiculous do you have to be to search the net and post a photo of an armchair in an attempt to insult someone?
Jesus! Talk about infantile.
Hey flash, you're big on "snide remarks" and direct quoting to make the forum work better. What do you make of this then eh?
You should know by now mate that Flash is a Sofa Kind of Guy!
Right back to the Thread!
from BBC Website:
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis is being lined up to take over as the head of Major League Soccer in the US if Arsene Wenger remains in charge at the Emirates. (Daily Telegraph)
This surely confirms that the Power Battle going on between wneger and Gazidis is in Full Effect (YO!)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/201 ... le-arsene/
Ivan Gazidis is being lined up to take over as the head of Major League Soccer if he loses his Arsenal power battle with manager Arsene Wenger.
Chief executive Gazidis wants to implement structural changes at Arsenal whether or not Wenger stays past the end of this season.
But Wenger has made it clear that he wants to remain in full control if he extends his contract, which has increased suggestions that Gazidis could eventually leave his post if the Frenchman stays on.
Sources involved in MLS believe one option will be for Gazidis to replace Don Garber as commissioner, when the 59-year-old’s contract expires at the end of next year.
Gazidis served under Garber as deputy commissioner for seven years before accepting his current job at Arsenal in 2008.
Garber earns almost £4million-a-year, plus bonuses, as MLS commissioner which is significantly more than the £2.6m Gazidis was paid by Arsenal last year.
There has been no announcement on whether or not Garber plans to stand down from his post at the end of his current contract, but Gazidis is thought to be in the running to replace him.
Gazidis had already been identified as a candidate for roles inside the US Soccer Federation and the organising committee for the 2026 World Cup should the US and Mexico joint bid be accepted by Fifa.
He made it clear he is planning to stay at Arsenal and oversee the changes he wants to make, but Wenger staying and refusing to compromise together with an offer to become the head of MLS could force Gazidis to think carefully.
Arsenal have been exploring candidates for a new sporting director-style position, including Borussia Dortmund’s Michael Zorc and former Gunners winger Marc Overmars, which has caused friction between Gazidis and Wenger.
Gazidis does not see the role as taking power away from Wenger or another manager, but the 67-year-old made it clear that he will not work under a more traditional director of football.
Arsenal believe there is sufficient trust between the two men to reach some form of common understanding over any changes that are introduced, despite some sources claiming Wenger and Gazidis are barely speaking.
Gazidis and Wenger were both present at an Arsenal transfer summit last month, when it was agreed the club will try to sign a striker, a central defender, a wide player, a left-back and a goalkeeper in the summer window.
The full scale of the change at Arsenal could well be decided by the club’s next four fixtures, starting against Stoke City on Saturday evening.
Arsenal must win to maintain their late run to try to qualify for next season’s Champions League and put pressure on their top-four rivals Liverpool, who travel to West Ham United the following day.
Asked whether or not it is an advantage that his side play first, Wenger replied: “I don't know. What I want is just to play and to win. Are we under pressure or not? I think we are because we know what is requested from us, so let's just focus on our job.
“I just want to focus on doing well my job and just focus on Stoke now, and see how well I can prepare for Stoke with the team. After that we'll see at the end of the season how we are.”
Already under fire from sections of his own fans, Wenger can expect a hostile reception from the Stoke crowd who have taken great pleasure in goading him over recent years. But Wenger insists he will gladly put up with the insults from the stands if his team come away with three points.
“If the game is difficult for me and good for the team, I am very happy to take that,” he said. “I believe that I forget about that and focus on the game always. That's the most important.
“I believe the team wants to do well and is united. We have gone through times when it was not easy mentally for the players and we had a difficult environment as well. But we were united and we have to stay like that, strong together.”
