Arsène Wenger (Arsenal)
Undoubtedly the most experienced football manager in the Premier League as of now, Arsene Wenger has been the manager of Arsenal since 1996. He is easily the most criticized person in Arsenal at present (with perhaps Oliver Giroud being an exception) and has been subjected to criticism from the fans many a times in recent seasons.
A win ratio of 57.1 % in a mammoth 1556 games speaks of his experience at the top-tier managerial level of the game. He has 17 trophies to show for it and an average of 1.94 points per game. His lack of silverware in the recent seasons has been a major concern for the 66-year-old but he is known to absorb criticism like no other and even thousands of fans hurling abuses at him do not seem to unnerve him.
Wenger has experimented with all sorts of attacking formations which proved to be efficient in short spells in his career. His recent shuffling between the 4-1-4-1 and 4-2-3-1 formations yielded mixed results for Arsenal. In Wenger’s defence, the French manager has always been unlucky with injuries to his main in-form players, with the likes of Ramsay and Walcott missing entire seasons on more than one occasion.
Wenger’s tactical ability of correctly recognizing a player’s skill set was showcased again recently with his signings of Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid and Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona.
Wenger has often been widely criticized for his limited activity in the transfer market. The French manager had previously stated that he takes more interest in discovering young talents across the globe and grooming these players but this strategy was not very well-received among the fans who have not seen Arsenal win a Premier league trophy since their 2003-04 Invincible season.
Wenger has made two additions to his squad till now this season, Swiss player Granit Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach (£30 million) and Japanese international Takuma Asano from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
