Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
Everything looked pretty hopeless the day before George Graham arrived f. And Arsene inherited a team in steep decline without any direction. Both turned things round almost immediately.

The problem is that standards at the top are so much higher now. If the next Arsene came along with new and exciting tactics and found a pair of diamonds like Vieira and Petit, would that be enough to challenge? No, I fear it would not.

It might make the failure more watchable, mind.

The team Wenger inherited squad wise was massively underrated. The spine was rammed with elite level players. Seaman in goal with a back 4 from Winterburn, Bould, Adams, Keown and Dixon. Bergkamp and Wright up front.

Fringe players from that squad like John Hartson would walk into the starting line up of the current team.