The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

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Ka-pi96 said:
Would Arsenal manager really be a good job?

Just saw an article on Sky Sports saying "It's a fantastic job to take". But is it really? The way I see it it's a club that's someway behind their rivals, needs a fair bit of rebuilding and also won't have as much money available to spend as its rivals either. Add to that the fact that not only is Wenger's successor going to be expected to pull off great things (as Ferguson's successor was) but with all the calls for Wenger to leave there's going to be a massive amount of pressure to make an instant impact and to win trophies straight away to justify replacing Wenger.

That really sounds like a poisoned chalice rather than a "fantastic job" to me. Add in to that that the managers linked with the job are already at big European clubs such as Dortmund and Juventus but also that those managers have a much greater chance of winning silverware in the near future by staying where they are than moving to Arsenal.

So unless they're offering insane wages, why would a manager that's already at a top European club want to go there?

I think it would be a good job for a coach that has yet to take a big club, kinda like Pellegrini after Villarreal-before Madrid. But if I were a guy like Ancelotti, Mou or Guardiola I wouldn't take the job, too much trouble, too much rebuilding and you would have to have the board on your side 100% to give a load of money to be able to compete with big clubs for signings(I don't think Arsenal seems atractive to top WC players) 

I don't think there would be THAT much pressure, I think people want a change in direction more than an instant trophy winning team.