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.
After Arsenal built the stadium there was little budget for transfers so as the senior players aged out of the squad inferior players came through in every position. People were used to competing for titles had to adjust to scraping into fourth spot.
This also coincided with the advent of fan channels on youtube. The ranting and raving when we lost got twice as many hits and bred a certain type of ‘fan’ who would get overnight fame for screaming ‘Wenger out’ every week.
Eventually Arsenal went on run of terrible away form. This is what hit the core ultra fans who pay to travel each week.
Personally as a casual admirer of Arsenal i think Wenger was very hard done by. His league placing s and cup record with the squad he had by the end is arguable as big an achievement as his double or unbeaten season. It would be akin to a squad on the level of Brightons getting into the Champions league.