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There is a banner unfurled at every Arsenal match that reads “Arsene knows”. As a tribute to the judgment of one of the greatest managers of his generation, it is perfect, a simple, reassuring mantra designed to keep at bay the kneejerk reactions that characterise an era of impatience. In recent weeks, some of the knowledge that Arsène Wenger has imparted has been frightening. Recently, he was quoted as saying that Arsenal’s strategy is “to sell every year and to buy less expensive players . . . while having to free up, for 17 more years, an annual surplus of £24 million to pay for the stadium”. Depending on your view, this was either an affirmation of what was apparent or a shocking exposé of the financial constraints under which he is working. Either way, in a summer when Mathieu Flamini, Gilberto Silva and Alexander Hleb... [read full story]
