Do we believe the Ancelotti rumours? This summer?

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

I've always had the idea Wenger doesn't actually like Pep very much?

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I think he knows his teams are full of drugs.

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Originally Posted by PSRB

I just can't think of a manager that I actually want (and that we could actually get)

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Manager's are all over-rated nowadays anyway. There's highly-qualified specialists in every corner of a club's backroom staff so their boss' influence is greatly reduced.

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Originally Posted by Burney

That's too old. We need someone in his early 40s.

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How ludicrously prescriptive, b. Are you honestly saying you prefer a candidate like 44-year-old Tuchel over a serial winner like Ancelotti, just because his age fits?

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Originally Posted by Burney

I think he knows his teams are full of drugs.

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:hehe: Perfectly understandable then.

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Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda

How ludicrously prescriptive, b. Are you honestly saying you prefer a candidate like 44-year-old Tuchel over a serial winner like Ancelotti, just because his age fits?

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Yes. This isn't about winning things, it's about a wholesale change of culture. A gun for hire type like Ancelotti isn't going to do that.

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Originally Posted by Burney

Yes. This isn't about winning things, it's about a wholesale change of culture. A gun for hire type like Ancelotti isn't going to do that.

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He might, you know, as he wouldn't be concerned about his long-term prospects at the club. Unlike certain senile Frenchmen we could name ..

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Originally Posted by Burney

Yes. This isn't about winning things, it's about a wholesale change of culture. A gun for hire type like Ancelotti isn't going to do that.

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Hmmm - I get your point, but the wholesale changes are already taken place behind the scenes and completely altering the power structure will take, so I would argue throwing in a less experienced manager to front all of this is just asking for trouble. A more experienced man can handle the flak while we go through the teething process. Can you imagine the pressure on someone like Eddie Howe if he was to take on the role next season? (Although, possibly the best man for the job in that case is the man already in it :) )

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Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda

Hmmm - I get your point, but the wholesale changes are already taken place behind the scenes and completely altering the power structure will take, so I would argue throwing in a less experienced manager to front all of this is just asking for trouble. A more experienced man can handle the flak while we go through the teething process. Can you imagine the pressure on someone like Eddie Howe if he was to take on the role next season? (Although, possibly the best man for the job in that case is the man already in it :) )

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Wenger is not going to dismantle or rearrange His life's work in any meaningful way, imo, so we shouldn't get too carried away with talk of "wholesale change".

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Originally Posted by Burney

Yes. This isn't about winning things, it's about a wholesale change of culture. A gun for hire type like Ancelotti isn't going to do that.

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His last four job outcomes as far as I can tell, remember I'm not a pervert:

Chelsea - two seasons, sacked
PSG - two seasons, sacked
Real Madrid - two seasons, sacked
Bayern - two seasons, sacked

Hardly an inspiring record, is it?

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Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda

Hmmm - I get your point, but the wholesale changes are already taken place behind the scenes and completely altering the power structure will take, so I would argue throwing in a less experienced manager to front all of this is just asking for trouble. A more experienced man can handle the flak while we go through the teething process. Can you imagine the pressure on someone like Eddie Howe if he was to take on the role next season? (Although, possibly the best man for the job in that case is the man already in it :) )

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The best man for the job may be the guy already in it, but we won't know that until we get rid of him and try someone else. :shrug: