I’m a newer fan who only started watching the club over the past 2 seasons. I’ve been trying to learn the history of the club, and I’m confused why there was hate for Wenger at the end of his career. I learned that he lead the invincible’s, and that amazing squad from the early 2000s, he gave us the only champions league final appearance in club history, and even after that he seem to do an amazing job. Heck he even got a new Stadium that is really nice. He seemed to be loved. By all accounts he should be a Saint to the gooners but then I look forward a few years, and they were all these Wenger out protests. What led to such a fall from grace.
I was always a big supporter of Wenger but will admit he remained in the job too long. The club was clearly stagnating and he seemed to have lost his drive to complete for the biggest trophies.
Wenger should have gracefully left the club after the FA cup final win over Chelsea. I remember Klopp was available that summer and who knows where Arsenal would be now had we brought him in to replace Wenger.
That said I have very fond memories of Wenger’s Arsenal and consider him one of the greatest managers English football has ever seen.