Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger declares that he will resist the temptation to go on a summer spending spree to challenge for the Premier League title. The Gunners will finish fourth in the league for the fourth straight season and their last trophy remains the 2005 FA Cup.
“We have a team which is 22 years old (on average), why should we look for revolution?” Wenger said. “That would be stupid and not responsible. I still believe that when you have responsibilities, you have to make decisions and stand up for that. Until now we have not done too badly.”
While many of Wenger’s players back his decisions, some former players, like midfielder Emannuel Petit, suggest that Wenger needs to spend more money to compete. “Arsene is extremely intelligent, he is a visionary,” Petit said. “I am not saying that he should change his ways, but if he made slight changes and managed to find a compromise between youth and experience, like Manchester (United) and every dominant team in Europe does, he would find the right mix. But it means spending more money.”