Wenger’s greatest achievement at Arsenal was limiting agent power. I don’t think fans realize how influential super agents are. Once they get the ear of club president, o pari. Case in point: Jorge Mendes at Madrid. Meanwhile, these agents are simply leeches. Anytime you read

Rubbish about Wenger in the tabloids, it was from agents. They universally hated the man because he saw through their game. He’s finally gone and they are having a field day with juicing the one club that had, up to this point, been beyond their reach.

When they are done with Arsenal, I’m not sure Fans will recognize this club. I’m not saying this to absolve Arteta of his failings; trust me, I want him gone. But Arsenal’s issues are deep are a lot has to do with the invincible hand in club football: agents. The club is in the

Perfect state to be taken advantage of, as inexperiences runs through the entire organization. From owner (Josh) to Sporting Director to Manager...Enter super-agent who claims to offer one-stop shop solution. Arsenal go hear am. Wahala never start sef.

Wenger that made Bergkamp ‘earn’ three consecutive 1 year extensions. Then arsenal hands Willain a 3-yr monster contract. If you can’t see the finger prints of agents all over the deal, I don’t know what to tell you. The thing about managing a club the size of Arsenal is that you

Must have procedural discipline. Yes that discipline means sometimes you’ll miss out on some successes because the decision did not fit your framework. And that’s okay because it prevents you from making ruinous decisions or trend-chasing. That’s how you spend 20 yrs in the top 4

Your own strategy will not work for others (and vice versa). Chelsea has a framework that works for them. People focus on the carousel of managers they go through but there’s probably a less obvious catalyst to their success model. If you copy them blindly, you go gawk.