I have a bit of a different perspective on Wenger, who in my judgement, has just as much autocratic control as he of the purple noggin, or is just so like-minded and lockstep with the board it doesn't matter.
Here's a quote of his from today:
"When you have to invest, when you find the players to invest the money in, the problem at the moment is to find the players that guarantee that you are absolutely a better team after."
The problem is there AREN'T any guarantees. Transfers are about taking risks to make your club demonstrably better. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Welcome to Earth, Arsene.
This isn't him parroting the Board -- this is just him. This quote underscores what I think is reality: he is simply a very, very risk-averse guy. That's totally fine. He can run his club his way. It's also fine since his relative risk-aversity means he is less willing to be ambitious to challenge us.
But . . . being like this also means that (a) you don't complain when your fans complain that you aren't ambitious enough, and (b) you don't criticize other clubs who are willing to take on more risk than you for the potential of a greater reward -- in both a financial and a sporting sense.
My problem with Arsene is that he does (a) and (b) regularly.
Which is why he's a ****.
