Good morning readers, its Nigeria’s independence day but also for football fans and especially Arsenal faithful, it is Arsene Wenger’s 20th year at the club.


Yes it’s going to be a football related article about Wenger today as I am a huge fan of the Arsenal.
Arsene Wenger was appointed as the manager of Arsenal in 1996 after previously managing Nancy and AS Monaco, he also had a brief spell at Japanese J.League side Nagoya Grampus Eight. It was a bit of a surprise for some in England when a relatively unknown Frenchman was named the new Arsenal manager, one notable newspaper came up with the headline “Arsene Who?“ Little did they know that an unknown Frenchman will soon become a hero and a household name in English football.

Arsene Wenger was born 22nd of October 1949 in Strasbourg France. Arsene’s appointment as Arsenal’s manager brought about a revolutionary change to the game of football in England especially in the late 1990s as he introduced new methods of training and completely changed the diets of players. This led to an increased level of individual and team performance leading to credits from other managers and football pundits alike.

After just two years of appointment, the club completed a league and FA Cup double in 1998. The club won another league and cup double in 2002 and retained the cup in 2003. However, In the summer of 2003, in a press conference interview, Wenger said his team could go a whole season undefeated, many laughed at the comment and one notably Sir Alex Ferguson, the then manager of Manchester United. Despite only adding Jens Lehmann to the squad that finished the previous season, Arsene Wenger managed the team to an undefeated league season in 2004 and went on to set a record of 49 games unbeaten in the Premier League.



Arsene Wenger guided the team to its first Champions League appearance in 2006 though they lost to Barcelona. Also that year, the club moved to its new home ground in Holloway, London, England. The manager oversaw and played a huge role in orchestrating the stadium move, although many fans complained about the atmosphere in the ground, the move has been seen as one of the biggest decisions in the clubs history.

As a result of the stadium move, there were financial constraints that disallowed the club from signing and even keeping some of their best players leading to reliance on youth talents emerging from the club’s academy. Arsenal went on a trophy drought for 9 years which led to period of frustration for many of the fan base. However, the drought was ended in May 2014 when Aaron Ramsey scored the winner in a 3-2 victory over Hull City in the FA Cup final at the Wembley stadium. Arsenal retained the cup again in 2015 making it Wenger’s 9th major trophy with Arsenal.
It has been 20 years and many will tell you they prefer the first decade of Arsene’s reign at Arsenal to the second. Much criticism have been leveled at him in the past few years especially during the trophy drought as many fans have been left frustrated with the team’s inability to win the league again since 2004. He has been called many names by fans and even managers of other clubs. However, looking at the bigger picture, it is reasonable to believe that Wenger’s time has been a success at Arsenal, the stadium move, the invisible season and big club name attached to Arsenal testifies to that. His legacy and philosophy will continue to be part and parcel of the club and of English football for a very long time.



Wenger was nicknamed “Le Professeur” by fans and British media in reflection of his studios demeanor. His approach to game emphasizes an attacking mentality, with the aim that football ought to be entertaining on the pitch.

Many past players of the club have talked about his endearing attitude, class and discipline most of which are evident even to fans of the club in the way at which he handles situations. He his loved by pundits and fellow managers many of which do say a lot of nice things about him. I personally like him and my reasons are beyond what his teams does on the pitch. Although, there have been many years of frustration which is only normal in football, the love for the man still stems from the heart. Whether he leaves at the end of his contract or not, he will be a long lasting legacy at Arsenal and he deserves a statue at the Emirates because he is a legend.

There is only one Arsene Wenger.

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