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I think it's a bit of both. Wenger had so much of a rule over everything there that naturally some aspects would just become neglected or left to stagnate. He should have taken a leaf from Fergie's book and delegated some aspects. You can't coach, manage players, manage negotiations, manage recruitment and everything else he had a control over and not see some aspects become gradually effected.Seems like they're really struggling to get deals over the line, I don't know who's on their negotiations team or who's leading it but something is seriously wrong.
Saw my mate on Thursday (season ticket holder) and told me that they knew about our long standing interest in Saliba a long time ago and he thought they signed him to keep him away from us, it shouldn't have got to this point as they should have got it done on Thursday.
Absolutely mental the state the club is in, either Wenger let it rot for so long or they have just been utterley careless in transition, I don't really rate Emery but he's on a hiding to nothing there.
The transition has then in turn been handled appallingly. Emery was not their first pick and by all accounts, I don't even think he was on their short-list - that's pretty telling. There's an article showing what a state of confusion they have within their recruitment/director of football set-up (too many cooks) - actually, you may have posted it - which just highlights their lack of planning.
From speaking to the person I work with, and without trying to give up too much information, I sensed that Emery wasn't the most influential coach to work with/for, he's very heavy on the video analysis side of things and trying to get players to operate within positions (AVB style), which can work very well when it clicks but the problem is it can be so rigid that it's hard to adjust when the game changes.
I think Emery is one of those coaches who if the set-up behind him is favourable, then he can make things work but if there are issues with the players or within the clubs organisation he's not an influencer or leader who can inspire change. I believe if Poch or Klopp were there you'd see a very committed and well-drilled team, who may lack on quality but would have a better mentality. Luckily they don't.