Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry has admitted his desires to one day take over the managerial position of the North London club and has touted it to be his “dream” job. The Frenchman was quoted, “Interested [in the job]? Yes. Who wouldn’t be? But I can’t talk about it because of the respect that I have for the man in charge still, and my job that I’m doing with Belgium right now.”
Arsene Wenger’s contract is set to run till the summer of 2019 and the board might already be looking into a replacement. The 68-year-old’s tenure with the club might be coming to an end over a lack of silverware in major competitions in the recent past.
Things are quite different than the general trend that is being followed by the Premier League elites. A manager is appointed and if he fails to deliver a major trophy or two, he gets the axe. However, after spending 22 years with the North London side, Wenger’s job is still secure even though the Premier League title has eluded him for the last 14 years. The 8-year drought was broken after the Gunners won the FA Cup in 2015 and staged themselves as the club with the most number of trophies in the competition.
However, the club has fallen even deeper in terms of their title challenge finishing the previous season in the 6th place and only managing a place in the Europa League. Qualifying for the Champions League somehow gave the Gunners an identity in Europe, something they have been void of this season.
Sunday’s 3-0 Carabo Cup Final loss to Manchester City will be another humiliating defeat under the Wenger management and things are as unsettling among the Arsenal faithful as it has been ahead of the season.
The “Wenger Out” campaign has flooded the stands at the Emirates for several seasons now but it has left he manager unfazed. However, with the club out of the title race, if even in contention to finish in the top four, maybe this is the last straw for the Gunner boss?
His best hopes are now vested completely on winning the UEFA Europa League – a plight which is hard to guarantee after last week’s embarrassing home loss to Ostersunds FK in the second leg of the Round of 32 fixture. The current circumstances need to change in order to stop the downward trajectory.
The ousting of Wenger might give an opportunity for Henry to make a bid for the managerial job at the Emirates Stadium. It remains to be seen whether the move might enrich the North London club and help them to bring back the glory days.
