EPL 2016/17: 5 managers who have ruined their reputation this season

#2 Arsene Wenger

Should Arsene stay or go?

There once was a time where Arsene Wenger would be used as the example for all managers to aspire to. Along with Sir Alex Ferguson, he transformed the fortunes of his club, bringing Arsenal kicking and screaming into a new era.

New ideas and a different way of working were hailed at the time, but over the course of the last few years, the Frenchman has failed to move with the times. His teams now look ordinary and beatable. A lack of silverware has been his Achilles heel for a few seasons but a lack of team cohesion and the type of results that the Arsenal faithful demand have been sorely lacking in 2016/17.

The tide of support for the manager has definitely turned with the ‘Wenger Out’ brigade growing bigger by the week. Ex-players have joined the call for him to step down and allow fresh blood to come in and reinvigorate the Gunners in the same way that Wenger did 20-odd years ago.

Though he’s yet to confirm or deny whether he will go, the plain fact of the matter is that support for him is dwindling. Fast. For a man who is almost professorial in his role, it’s sad to witness his demise. Sometimes it’s just better to leave at the top. Too much longer and his legacy will be tarnished forever, and that would be the biggest shame of all.