On Tuesday Morning, sources close to Arsenal revealed seven names on the club’s shortlist to replace Arsene Wenger at the end of the season.
Although nothing is confirmed yet, Tuesday’s Daily Mail and Telegraph both reported that Arsenal’s hierarchy are considering their options after the cup final defeat. The papers suggest that if Wenger fails to qualify the club for the Champions League, that could spell the end for the manager.
In preparation for the 68-year-old’s possible departure, Arsenal have drawn up a shortlist of potential replacements. Here are the seven candidates (via Telegraph):
4Brendan Rodgers
Rodgers’ first experience of management came with the Chelsea reserves between 2004 and 2008.
He then moved onto senior sides in the Championship, before returning to the top flight with Swansea City. Liverpool signed him up after that, and came within a whisker of the Premier League title before Steven Gerrard’s hilarious slip.
Things then went from bad to worse, and eventually Liverpool let Rodgers go in 2015. He moved to Scotland to manage Celtic, and won a domestic treble in his first season.
They’re on course to do the same thing again this year, albeit with very little competition.
It’s hard to judge the 45-year-old on his achievements in Scotland when the league clearly isn’t on par with Europe’s top divisions.
It’s fair to say Rodgers wouldn’t be the most popular appointment with supporters, as the Northern Irish manager achieved a pretty bad reputation in the Premier League during his final seasons with Liverpool.
Though, unlike most of the managers on the list, at least he has some experience managing in England.