After 19 years coaching the Gunners, it seems like Arsene Wenger may finally step down as the team's head coach. The French manager ends his current contract with Arsenal in June of 2017, but some of he remarks he made during the team's Annual General Meetings hint that he would not renovate his link with North London's side.
Wenger, who has been the target of severe criticism by fans and experts, stated today that he wants to leave "some sort of legacy" for the coach who ends up taking the team's managerial duties.
"I am resolute to commit absolutely until the last day of my contract to bring back big success to this club, and leave as well one day in a position where it can do even better when I leave. That is for me very important, that I leave the club in the shape that the guy who comes after me can do better," Le Prof revealed.
Fans have repeatedly asked Wenger to leave the team's coaching duties.
The French manager also referred to the team's failure to deliver during key matches, including UEFA Champions League games. Answering to an angry fan, Wenger referred to his success rate while playing European competitions, despite not playing a single final match since the year 2006.
"I accept you have to be over-critical when the performances are not good, but look at number of games Arsenal played in Champions League before I arrived and look after, and come back to me. I agree with you that the performances were not good enough, but we have played over 150 games in Europe, and you've picked three that were not good enough," Wenger answered while referring to Monaco's loss last season and the team's defeat against Olympiakos this season.
