Your choice as manager/Arteta Merged thread

[Gunner Rob]

Allegri would surely be the best option, so I hope we get him.

No guarantee of instant success, but I would hope it makes us more competitive at least.

[augie]

I always felt that unless the transfer budget was unbelievably small, getting allegri would be do-able. The man has done all he can do domestically in italy, and doesnt seem to be the type of manager that is short term hit and bail straight afterwards. Regardless of how many people perceive us, we are still viewed as a big club around europe and across the world - the next manager will be walking into a club that has one of the best stadiums and training complex in the world, has a massive fanbase around the world, a club where expectations will be more realistic in the short term, a squad that is set up for a rebuild in his own style, and a club that is based in one of the most popular cities in the world. If a top manager gets the job then he will be lucky to do so, cos he will be walking into a mess but, because he is a top manager he will have the confidence of the majority of the fanbase that he can turn it around - if a manager like arteta/rodgers/buvac gets it, then he had better get things right straight away cos he wont have the confidence of the fans behind him

Sorry Augie but there is a certain amount of rose tinted bollocks in there, most top managers are pragmatists and immaterial of the stature of the club locally or internationally none of them are likely to put their head in the post AW noose without significant resources being promised to be made available to actually chaļlenge.

Pep, Jose, Jurgen and the Spuds are all likely to strengthen to differing degrees over the summer and our squad is miles behind those currently, it's not just players but tactics, strategy and infrastructure/backroom organisation. Chelsea is a better prospect than us currently because if you go to the owner with a plan then he will give you the resources, our lot fuck knows what they'll do.

I hope to god I'm wrong but I said ages ago the new manager would have to contend with similar limitations to Wenger and my stance hasn't changed, the only difference being that Wenger imposed some of those limitations himself and the rest were imposed by those above him, I hope a new manager facing any limitations will, unlike Wenger, be pragmatic enough to work around them.

The other major issue any manager has to face will be the hostile fans who will still be Wengerites, even at the worst of times the anti-Wenger feeling in the ground was muted, I don't think the new manager will be allowed the same leeway by the acolytes, it will likely fast become a hostile environment if we lag behind the others quickly.

At least we get to talk about someone else for a change soon but it'll be interesting to find out how the attitude on here develops next season and will any failures be appointed to the new manager or will we continue to blame Wenger

I cant believe that I have been called a "rose tinter", cos I have never been called that on here before This is truly a proud day for me and my family, and I would like to thank everyone that made it possible and helped me achieve this status

[wilko49er]

Sky sources looking at Allegri and Enrique. But both have concerns about Arsenal management structure.....really

[SydneyGooner]

[augie]

Is that a photo of allegri in that mythical café on Holloway road ??

[StuartL]

Was that taken in a cafe on the Holloway Road ( like the famous one of Mertesackofshit )

[StuartL]

Is that a photo of allegri in that mythical café on Holloway road ??

[augie]

Is that a photo of allegri in that mythical café on Holloway road ??

Great minds think alike

[Clash]

More than a touch of George Graham about this man. Looks, style and discipline wise.

Make it happen Ivan

[augie]

Any chance the fans can start a chant of "we want allegri" at the next 2 games ?

[LeftfootlegendGooner]

Is that a photo of allegri in that mythical café on Holloway road ??

Great minds think alike

And fools seldom differ

[markyp]

More than a touch of George Graham about this man. Looks, style and discipline wise.

Make it happen Ivan

was about to post that he has a touch of the GG's about him,god let this happen please

[nut flush gooner]

https://www.oddschecker.com/football/fo ... nt-manager

Allegri come out of the pack to become most bookies favourite now. Just get it done Arsenal, no fucking about.

[falkirk goon]

Ancelotti Allegri or Simeone were my favourites in that order.That being said I do see a lot of the GGs in him aswell and I fucking love George Graham won all the domestic trophies and both of our European trophies
If Allegri happens he will sort our rabble out from front to back
If we can make this happen I will need to have a little me time me thinks

[northbank123]

We have a fantastic opportunity. No other big clubs looking, PL being a bigger draw than ever, huge resources and two top class managers who seem to have run out of patience at their respective clubs in Allegri and Simeone.

The club wouldn’t touch Simeone (shame) but Allegri would be perfect. He isn’t going to come for fuck all resources though, managers like that aren’t going to set themselves up for a fall. I’m not sure whether the club has the ambition to go for Allegri or the ability to deliver that sort of coup, but the stumbling block in any event will be convincing him that the club is actually ambitious and committed to winning the biggest trophies.