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  • Wenger was very stubborn and set in his beliefs. One of those was that players cost too much after performing well in the World Cup and Euros. He thought Ozil was too expensive when he broke out and ended up going to Madrid for 15 million even though there was a lot of talk at the time about how he’d be great for Arsenal. A few years later and Wenger spent 42.5 million for Ozil.

    The point is, managers mis-judge players and make mistakes all the time. Wasn’t only Wenger. But his rigid belief system in all areas of management didn’t transition into the new age of competitiveness very well. By the end it was like watching ballerinas getting beaten up by rugby players.