Is Wenger forcing Arsenal board to match his ambition?

I planned to submit this article yesterday morning but when I saw Bob’s write up `Wenger puts job on line if Arsenal win no trophies`, I said there was no point since he was already making the point I wanted to make. I changed my mind in the afternoon saying to myself; one additional opinion doesn’t hurt, even if it’s the same with the last speaker (sorry, writer) Just consider this an extension of the conversation. Back in June, I wrote an article titled `Arsene Wenger as contract rebel would be really great`. More than three months down the line, Arsene has not put pen to paper. Instead he has come out with this statement that effectively puts his job on the line by tying it to achievements on the field of play. Are we supposed to be nervous here? Is Arsene Wenger playing a game in which he is placing himself in a position where he is the only one to come out in a win win situation no matter what? Let me explain. If he wins a trophy at Arsenal (he truly wants to) he is not just a hero anew, he can say he knew exactly where he was heading. If he does not win anything, he walks away, into the happy waiting arms of PSG. If you believe, as I do, that the Arsenal board is the hard pressed party in the Wenger contract situation, a toss of the performance coin will result in heads Arsene Wenger wins, tails the board loses. Personally, I think Arsene Wenger’s self imposed pressure is good for the club. I have a feeling that he desperately wants the Arsenal project to succeed and succeed the Wenger way. I think he wants to win but he does not want to go about boasting about it as some coaches I know do. How do we know he wants to win? He pulled all the stops to get Mesut Ozil. I can just imagine the time when he picked up that telephone and dialed Ozil’s number, speaking long and convincing German to him and when he was done, he asked Lukas and Per to take their turns. In the end, it was easier to convince Mesut than Van Persie of his intentions for the club and the result is, we have a 24 year old star instead of a 30 year old one. Surely, something has changed at the Emirates and we hope it’s for the good of the club. Like I said in the past, we have to be careful what we wish. We have to admit now that Arsene Wenger really had a plan. It took too long but it’s beginning to shape up and we need Arsene to finish the job.