It is an United fan who reminded me of this during a conversation today. They have a Sir Alex Ferguson stand and statue at Old Trafford. Wenger is not as accomplished but he still deserves some tribute. I feel like we have all forgotten about this.
UPDATE: What POSE of Wenger do you prefer?
Posted Sep 20, 2018, 1:31 PM UTC · edited
They say the old men get, the more ladies flock to you. Wenger is that man.
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I don't even need to click on that to know what pose you're talking about
I was expecting Wenger at Old Trafford tbh
Whatever the pose is his jacket needs to feature.
Not enough jacket zipper
Serious pose suggestion: https://images.indianexpress.com/2018/04/arsene-wenger-759.jpg
I was thinking this one or his reaction to us beating man city in the fa cup semi final
Oh this is such a good idea! I love this
Expect chicks to take pictures with the statue pretending to blow it
I see nothing wrong with it.
Jokes on them, that zipper is impossible.
"Chicks"
On a more serious note, the picture from the double is more indicative of his legacy
considering we did not challenge for anything remotely close to the double for his last decade here, i wouldnt say that
This is exactly the pose that i think. His face is so full of happiness and relief
I think it shows that despite his tactful demeanor he was truly and deeply passionate to a fault
That's the one.
Has to be.
Hell yeah!
Deserve it? Absolutely, might I suggest this pose? https://i.imgur.com/MbjnD.jpg
LOL. Seriously tho, it is hard to pick an iconic one.
I prefer the following one but it is a bit too wild to be typical Wenger:
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/arsenal-answered-critics-says-victorious-173552387.html
Expected it, wasn't disappointed.
Giggle every time I see it
And tall enough to just peek over the lip of the stadium
I thought this might be fitting, standing proudly on the grounds of the Emirates under construction.
This one gets called by a lot of people being the statue pose, but I don't think it represents him. If you check the statues of Henry, Bergkamp, Tony, they represent their personality and style.
Man I think this represents the man’s style peeeeerfectly.
However I don’t think it’ll be chosen, as it’s not exactly from a successful moment.
yeah it's at Old Trafford, after he's been sent off, and in a game we lost... it's an iconic pose for sure, but not one that should be outside our stadium, imo
Guess we’d better put it outside Old Trafford! I’ll chip in a fiver
it may not represent him, but it represents the us who represent in him.
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Deep
Definitely not this one. I hate the notion of this. This was a shitty game. We lost on a stupid own goal and a dumb penalty. We absolutely dominated this game and I hate that we lost it. This was also just two years after losing the league to united and the banter years hasn’t really started yet.
This is my favorite one
This is the one I was hoping would pop up in this thread. Top 3 Wenger poses for me
This is my favourite, to be honest.
Either this or they name our stadium after him...(or both).
Deserves the fucking stadium to be named after him
The Wengerdome
the Arsène ArénA
The home of Wengerball
Wengerstadion
Deserves the fucking stadium and a statue, he is what we are in the 21st century
Of course he deserves one
Absolutely deserves one, I can see it happening in a few years.
I can see it happening in a few years.
United gave SAF a naming stand and a statue in NOVEMBER despite the Scot's sudden retirement after winning the league.
In contrast, we knew Wenger would leave in April.
That doesn't really matter. SAF retired from the league for good, Wenger suggested he still had an interest in managing.
Once Wenger settles into retirement for good, I'm positive it won't be too long before. Besides, there was a mildly acrimonious departure for him, so it's smart to give the fans who boo'ed him some time to reflect on just how good we had it.
we didn't have it that good by the end
Boo!
There is not a question if he deserves one - it's when he'll get it.
Oi u/Superwenger I think you've been hacked
SuperWenger in March: Arsène Wenger is doing more and more damage to the club everytime he steps into the training ground
SuperWenger in September: He should and will get statue
Just SuperWenger things...
Doesn’t this just show the man is able to consider a bit of long term perspective?
I swear the politics of today has left everyone thinking things have to be one way or the other, no middle ground.
His view might have been extreme but it's not contradictory. You could think he's no longer the right man and still think he's done plenty for the club in the past and deserve to be honoured.
That's a bit too much for u/Francis-c92 to process tbf.
Wait, this got downvoted?
Everyone knows he'll get one, it's just a matter of when, rather than if.
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Asking if Wenger deserves statue is just dumb. Of course he should get one.
Wenger is not as accomplished but he still deserves some tribute.
Is anyone in world football? Including his time with Aberdeen, he won 16 league titles (including TWICE winning it 3 in a row), 5 FA Cups, 4 Scottish cups, 4 EFL Cups, 1 Scottish League Cup on top of 2 Cup Winners Cups, 2 European Super Cups *and* 2 Champions League titles. Even "serial winner" Mourinho only has *half* that domestic success despite walking into some of the best clubs in the world. There's no way he coaches another 20 years to try to catch up. We'll likely never see the likes of SAF again. Comparing other managers to him is really ridiculous.
That said because all club legends - players and managers and staff - have to be honored and remembered for what they did for the club, not how they compare to other professionals at other clubs. That's why we have a statue of Friar, for instance. A life-long dedication to the club from the beginning of his life to the end.
Wenger absolutely deserves a statue. He has won more trophies for Arsenal than any other manager. I actually just looked this up. Domestic honors are actually a tie in 2nd place among 4 managers. Chapman, Allison, Whittaker and Graham all won 2 league championships and 1 FA Cup each. Graham additionally won 2 League Cups and 1 Cup Winners Cup. Arsene won 3 league championships and 7 FA Cups. He was one of the longest serving football managers in sport history, much less Arsenal history. And fans may continue to be divided over how his tenure ended, but his dedication and skill absolutely kept us relevant when we were broke from building the stadium. He has a piece of any future success we have because of how he helped build the foundation of the club in the modern era.
Wenger *just* was forced out of the club (retiring was just so both club and manager could save face. Anyone watching could tell it was not Wenger's decision to quit) a few months ago. No one has forgotten, it's just probably a bit too soon.
I can imagine the horror on Wenger's soon-to-be ruined face when Peter and Chips get that bloke that did Ronaldo. Or if they get that woman who restored Jesus in Spain.
Yes, and ASAP.
2024, 20 years since the invincibles and also the Emirates naming right deal comes to an end so rename the stadium after him aswell as a statue
Kroenke would never in a million years miss out on sponsorship revenues to name the stadium after Wenger. It's not happening.
I'd love it if it were named "Emirates presents the Arsene Wenger Stadium" but still shortened to Emirates stadium.
Not going to happen and probably a bit over the top.
Renaming one of the stands may happen, like many clubs do for great ex managers/owners
Bronze statue holding a gold premiership trophy
Best suggestion ! Would look amazing !
Pose: Zipping his coat or shoving mourinho
With this iconic pose?
I personally think of this pose when I remember Wenger.
Nothing too extravagant, but I feel as though this is classic Wenger.
I feel like that pose just speaks to who is is as a whole. Never too excited but always happy and reserved when we’re doing well
Fuck off all of you. I want a 20 foot tall statue of this:
If we want to go really tall I feel like it would have to be this one
Maybe the middle portion of th statue should be inflatable so it can move back and forth in the wind
Of course he deserves a statue, its only a matter of time. I don't think this is up for debate.