theHotHead wrote:Angelito wrote:Yes, because the entire post I was only talking about football management, and not general career or life.
But doesn't it depend on the career, you can't just blanket cover everything. If you work in an industry that doesn't change much, one that is not too dynamic, the requirement to change, adapt, move with the times or be ahead of the game is limited so not a problem.
But as we know football is dynamic - as we ALL found out when Wenger joined us and brought brand new methods and a new style of football. surely it has ALWAYS been in Wenger's best interests to move with the times at the very least - or be ahead of it.He was either incapable of moving with the times or was too arrogant to. He had opportunities to change within that 20+ year period but has resisted it - him being at the club for so long is therefore not the reason he cannot change - change elsewhere has been occurring before his very eyes throughout his tenure.
You've somewhat echoed what I said basically.
Wenger is in a hand-on job, so he needed change more than anyone.
Some people simply aren't capable of exerting self-control and self-reflection. SAF could do this because he had other areas in life he was interested in. Wenger can't because he's obsessed with football. That's also why Wenger's downfall coincided Dein's resignation. They worked brilliantly as a partnership. Once Dein left, Wenger was on his own; his vision changed from footballing to corporate goals. And, he's been that ever since.
In Wenger's eyes, he
is a huge success because we have grown in the last 20 years. We have grown like never before. Wenger looks at Arsenal as his corporate baby. And, the sad part is, he doesn't have anyone to push him to his limits. Our CEO acts like his butler and the owner only cares about profits. There is no balance of power at Arsenal. You just don't challenge Wenger and when it is so, I'm not surprised how Wenger has completely lost touch with reality on the ground.
Pep Guardiola would have rather played with 11 midfielders, but look today - he's willing to field two strikers up top. Wenger hasn't done that for nearly 10 years now. He's been unrivalled in this job for far too long. Wenger's personality seems like one of those great people who need constant change, otherwise, they end up a sad caricature of themselves. I'm not surprised.
Angelito wrote:He's just been in the same environment for far too long resulting in complacency. He also seems to have stopped learning for nearly a decade now. Exceptions apart, if you stick to the same job for over two decades, you're bound to go stale. Wenger's ideas, philosophy, and ideologies aren't challenged at Arsenal. He runs the place and he's become drunk with the power he enjoys at Arsenal.
If you work at the same place for over two decades non-stop, no breaks ever - when will you get the time to reflect and look back at your life, career, mistakes? If Wenger were a company CEO, he could hire the best minds or take time off before resuming services, read, and do stuff. But he's not. He's in a hands-on job. Wenger is a class manager who seems to succeed when he's working in a partnership. It appears that he goes haywire when he has full authority.
