I believe Arsene has overachieved with the resource available to him.
Except Leicester proved he didn't.
That was the season I finally decided I wanted Wenger to leave gracefully. That title was there for the taking, the other big teams were all in transition, Arsenal
should have won it, and yet we stuffed it up. Even the glorious final St Totteringham's Day on the last day of the season doesn't disguise that. We blew it because Wenger didn't improve the team the summer before and because Wenger couldn't change things to get the team over the line. Shambolic. It was then I realised that he was never going to change things and he was never going to get back to the glory days.
Until then I agreed we probably did overachieve. Keeping that team in the Champions League was an achievement.
I've been a gooner since 1986 so I've seen a few managerial changes. It's a bit like losing a girlfriend in some ways; there's a palpable feeling of relief that it's over after years of decline and excitement over what comes next but also a lot of sadness over some happy memories and certainly today is about thinking back to the good times we've had.
Bradford City are my first love but I am a gooner, since 1995. I think it's more like losing a beloved pet dog: the dog's cancer-riddled and incontinent, you know it's time to say goodbye, but when it's actually the day to go to the vet you're blubbling all the way there and all the way back.
I'm concerned with some of the names being thrown about, Vieira, Henry, Rodgers, Ancelotti, Arteta, Moyes. Dear oh dear. Would be happy to see the club go for Tuchel, Allegri, Low or someone who has tactical pedigree.
Ancelotti, yes, I think he'd be a good experienced pair of hands to handle the transition. A bit like how van Gaal stabilised things up at the Temple of Doom.
None of the others are experienced enough, apart from Rodgers, who isn't tactically astute enough. Rodgers' teams can't defend for toffee. If we get another manager who believes in Keystone Cops defending, we may as well have kept Arsene.
Tuchel is going to PSG, unfortunately.