Owen Coyle:"Wenger is and will always be one of the best in the world"

Regarding the buildup to the weekend's match of Bolton against Arsenal, Bolton's manager Owen Coyle rejected all the speculation regarding cold war between him and Wenger over the transfer saga of Gary Cahill.

He said: "I am a huge admirer of Arsene Wenger.Arsene Wenger is one of the best managers in world football, and always will be."

Arsene Wenger enjoys good relations with a lot of managers. We have heard sir Alex Ferguson praising Wenger and his work at Arsenal before and after the defeat at the hands of United. Immense pressure is on the French man, where by many fans are demanding openly that Wenger should be sacked. On the other hand there are a lot of people who are of the view that Wenger should not be sacked as there is no good replacement for him.

Though our polls got only 5 votes. We asked on our blog as whether Wenger should be sacked or not and 20% people that is he should not be sacked. It was a kind of mixed opinion poll and well thoughts of only 5 people, so couldn't be regarded as a poll anyway. So about the game now it is also reported that Wenger and the board came at cross roads when the talk of Nasri transffer was the issue. Wenger never wanted Nasri to leave where as the club wanted other wise and finalized the deal as soon as Man City placed their bid for the winger. 

Regarding the tactics of Wenger, Coyle said:

"I feel he is the perfect fit for Arsenal though, given their history and tradition and the way they have evolved over the years."

Indeed, Wenger has done quiet a lot for the club but some of his moves didn't really work out. The introduction of a youth system is splendid but taking out the experience right from the roots of the clubs does hurt you when the time comes, and it did as we saw numerous times during the last 6 years we gave away the games right when it matters the most to win. last year is a great example. We threw away Carling cup and even premier league after losing vital games at home to minor clubs. If we keep thinking over the club's history than that would just leave us to a state of nostalgia and nothing else. We can not achieve by remembering the past. Yes, we can achieve by reviving the past. I should not say we evolved over the years. It has more of going to the down side rather than improving. We lost experience, we lost some great defenders and leaders and most of all we lost the spirit of winning.
Regarding the trophy drought and transfer window Coyle said:

"Yes, they would like a trophy, but look at the players he has brought to the club.Maybe if he had the same resources as other managers of the biggest clubs, you would see an Arsenal side with different personnel."

Obviously, we want to win trophies but owing to the recent set back that looks unlikely, but we are hopeful that things will changer sooner than expected for Arsenal. About the resources, well we are lacking them. Since arrival to the Emirates the club hasn't been very much stable when it comes to financial situations. But on the other hand if we look at Barcelona's side, they are in debt of millions but still they are running a successful club. They brought in big names even this year in the form of Fabregas. Moreover, we got approximately more than 90 million from the departure of our stars but spent less than half of it. Its the club's tactics in tranffer market that is hurting us more than the financial crisis. Januaray market would be a golden time for us to strengthen our defense. Lets see what that holds for us.
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