fabryi
11 years ago
Most of fans today would say : "and where are trophies?" It's all over again, nobody appreciate it what we done. But, we need to move on. We need to finally start winning.
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fabryi
11 years ago
Most of fans today would say : "and where are trophies?" It's all over again, nobody appreciate it what we done. But, we need to move on. We need to finally start winning.
KingHenry
11 years ago
This season has been a preview of what's coming I think. The upcoming seasons will be pretty great to follow compared to the last few.
"The new stadium project provoked a lot of discussions and debate at board level. We spoke about how far we could go, how unpredictable it would be, how risky it was for the club. Can we put the club in danger for this? So when it finally happened, it was a bit of a dream turning into a reality. You couldn’t really believe it. When we look back one day, maybe these are not the seasons that will remain most in the memories, but for me this will be the challenge, viewed from a distance, that I’ll be the proudest of completing
"The disadvantage was that you didn’t really feel at home. After coming from Highbury, where you felt so much at home, you think you are playing on a neutral ground. I went into this challenge and I knew that, OK, I had won things with Arsenal, but now we would go into a period that would be more difficult. To go to a new stadium brought restricted finances at the time and the uncertainty of paying the debt back. The absolute compulsory thing was that we had to stay in the top four. The pressure suddenly became much bigger. I went for this challenge and I must say, thinking back now, it was a massive risk. After some seasons I thanked God that we had managed again to be in the Champions League – but it was only just on a couple of occasions.
"The work was really hard and you think that you are not allowed to make any mistake because any point can be costly, which was not so much the case before. These years were - for me certainly as a manager - the most difficult.
“When we look back one day, maybe these are not the seasons that will remain most in the memories, but for me this will be the challenge, viewed from a distance, that I’ll be the proudest of completing. Because I managed to keep the club at the level that we could survive financially. Now, I think we are on the other side of it and the club can compete again with everyone, financially. Hopefully this will be a period where the club can compete with anybody else again.
"I’m not a guy who looks back too much. You have to survive and deal with the challenge you have taken. You know that in the history of the club, that will be an important moment where the club moves forward. Some clubs that still have to do it will suffer later. For us it was vital. The landscape of English football has changed in the last 10 years. Today, we could not survive being at Highbury anymore."
Reading this makes you put things into perspective. I really think Arsene doesn't get the credit he deserves. Thoughts ?
"The new stadium project provoked a lot of discussions and debate at board level. We spoke about how far we could go, how unpredictable it would be, how risky it was for the club. Can we put the club in danger for this? So when it finally happened, it was a bit of a dream turning into a reality. You couldn’t really believe it. When we look back one day, maybe these are not the seasons that will remain most in the memories, but for me this will be the challenge, viewed from a distance, that I’ll be the proudest of completing
"The disadvantage was that you didn’t really feel at home. After coming from Highbury, where you felt so much at home, you think you are playing on a neutral ground. I went into this challenge and I knew that, OK, I had won things with Arsenal, but now we would go into a period that would be more difficult. To go to a new stadium brought restricted finances at the time and the uncertainty of paying the debt back. The absolute compulsory thing was that we had to stay in the top four. The pressure suddenly became much bigger. I went for this challenge and I must say, thinking back now, it was a massive risk. After some seasons I thanked God that we had managed again to be in the Champions League – but it was only just on a couple of occasions.
"The work was really hard and you think that you are not allowed to make any mistake because any point can be costly, which was not so much the case before. These years were - for me certainly as a manager - the most difficult.
“When we look back one day, maybe these are not the seasons that will remain most in the memories, but for me this will be the challenge, viewed from a distance, that I’ll be the proudest of completing. Because I managed to keep the club at the level that we could survive financially. Now, I think we are on the other side of it and the club can compete again with everyone, financially. Hopefully this will be a period where the club can compete with anybody else again.
"I’m not a guy who looks back too much. You have to survive and deal with the challenge you have taken. You know that in the history of the club, that will be an important moment where the club moves forward. Some clubs that still have to do it will suffer later. For us it was vital. The landscape of English football has changed in the last 10 years. Today, we could not survive being at Highbury anymore."
Reading this makes you put things into perspective. I really think Arsene doesn't get the credit he deserves.
"The new stadium project provoked a lot of discussions and debate at board level. We spoke about how far we could go, how unpredictable it would be, how risky it was for the club. Can we put the club in danger for this? So when it finally happened, it was a bit of a dream turning into a reality. You couldn’t really believe it. When we look back one day, maybe these are not the seasons that will remain most in the memories, but for me this will be the challenge, viewed from a distance, that I’ll be the proudest of completing
"The disadvantage was that you didn’t really feel at home. After coming from Highbury, where you felt so much at home, you think you are playing on a neutral ground. I went into this challenge and I knew that, OK, I had won things with Arsenal, but now we would go into a period that would be more difficult. To go to a new stadium brought restricted finances at the time and the uncertainty of paying the debt back. The absolute compulsory thing was that we had to stay in the top four. The pressure suddenly became much bigger. I went for this challenge and I must say, thinking back now, it was a massive risk. After some seasons I thanked God that we had managed again to be in the Champions League – but it was only just on a couple of occasions.
"The work was really hard and you think that you are not allowed to make any mistake because any point can be costly, which was not so much the case before. These years were - for me certainly as a manager - the most difficult.
“When we look back one day, maybe these are not the seasons that will remain most in the memories, but for me this will be the challenge, viewed from a distance, that I’ll be the proudest of completing. Because I managed to keep the club at the level that we could survive financially. Now, I think we are on the other side of it and the club can compete again with everyone, financially. Hopefully this will be a period where the club can compete with anybody else again.
"I’m not a guy who looks back too much. You have to survive and deal with the challenge you have taken. You know that in the history of the club, that will be an important moment where the club moves forward. Some clubs that still have to do it will suffer later. For us it was vital. The landscape of English football has changed in the last 10 years. Today, we could not survive being at Highbury anymore."
Reading this makes you put things into perspective. I really think Arsene doesn't get the credit he deserves.