Arsene Wenger insists he’s still the right man for the Arsenal job, which is fine and all… but maybe he should consider asking himself these questions before insisting that he’ll honour the remaining season of his contract.

2Is he doing more harm than good?

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Arsene Wenger of Arsenal looks on during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on February 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 10: Arsene Wenger of Arsenal looks on during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on February 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

This leads me to the next question Wenger should perhaps ask himself. By stubbornly staying and continuing to run the team the way he currently is, I find it hard to imagine that the situation won’t get worse. By staying, Wenger could be causing more harm than good.

What Wenger can’t seem to see, or won’t admit, is that the players, for whatever reason, aren’t playing for him. They’re not just playing badly, they look like they don’t care. When professional athletes do that, just like with Claudio Ranieri last year, it often means they’re trying to force a change. In this case, it looks like they’re trying to force the club to sack Wenger.

Although I find that pretty disgusting, since they’re still being paid by Arsenal and should at the very least have a go for the fans if no one else, this is only going to get worse if he stays. If Wenger can’t even manage to snap the players out of their funk and motivate them to turn up in the League Cup final against Manchester City at Wembley, there’s no way he could coax them into actually playing well for the rest of the season. Apparently, pride isn’t a big deal for these players.

The longer this continues, the harder this ‘blip’ in Arsenal’s history is going to be to overcome once someone new does come in. If Wenger ends up staying until the end of his contract next year, he really needs to consider that he’s doing the club he purports to love more harm than good.