hackajack
Established Member
Well the discussion is getting very wide ranging. I think he's strategic thinker rather than being reactive - hence the bit about encouraging players to be mature - that's the result of a long term decision on how to develop a team and players. The youth team stuff again is the result of a long-range decision to counter Chelsea spending. In fact everything points to him being not reactive or knee jerk to short term stuff but looking at the long game all the time(possibly too long a game).General said:I said Wenger model of management is becoming increasingly flawed largely due to his reactive outlook to things in general (Read – “Reactive”). The statement had nothing to do with encouraging responsibility or “giving players their head”. Wenger is very reactive and this would’ve been obvious to even his staunchest advocates. I do not remember questioning the other elements to his managerial style but yes I think we could’ve heeded to the warning signs much earlier and sent mummy’s boy back to where he came from.