On September 28th 1996, Arsenal Football Club
signed the paperwork making the fairly unheard of
Frenchman Arsene Wenger the new manager of the
Gunners and the rest, as they say, is history. Wenger
is now seemingly as much a part of Arsenal as the
white sleeves or the cannon, and after Stan Kroenke's
glowing praise this week, things look set to continue
that way for the foreseeable future.
The players have huge respect and admiration for Le
Prof, while many of them, such as Aaron Ramsey,
owe him a lot for his faith and for improving their
careers significantly. Hopefully, they will want to
repay him in the best way possible, by marking his
17th anniversary at the club with a win away to
Swansea City.
Super Rambo is just the latest in a long line of
players that Wenger has had a fantastic and
beneficial influence on, and I'm sure the young
Welshman will be desperate to be passed fit to play
at the Liberty Stadium, as will the midfield warrior
Mathieu Flamini, who clearly felt he owed Arsenal
something after talking about unfinished business. I
wonder if he would have felt the same way if
somebody else had replaced Wenger since he left. I
seriously doubt it.
It has not all been plain sailing for Wenger and
Arsenal since 1996, especially recently, but we have
had some huge highs, most notably the invincibles
season, a feat which may never be matched. At the
minute, however, things are looking up and Arsene is
looking like a genius again, so let's all enjoy it and
say Merci Beaucoup Professeur!
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