Arsene Wenger has said that it could work for Arsenal to follow a shorter-term approach in their future managerial appointments and that the three-year span apparently favoured by Pep Guardiola might be appropriate for his successor.
Guardiola in Bayern training on Friday
Wenger, though, still has 18 months on his contract and, with Arsenal currently leading the Premier League and having won back-to-back FA Cups, appears determined to try to oversee a new era of success. Despite preaching stability throughout his 20 years at the club, Wenger does not necessarily regard the shorter-term cycles of managers like Guardiola and Jose Mourinho as unsuitable for Arsenal.
“Anything is suitable,” he said. “Every manager has his own way to run and model his career. There’s not only one way as long as they give their best to the club where they are. What I think is most important is that anybody who works for a football club gives full commitment. How long does it last? Nobody knows. I didn’t plan to stay here for 20 years.
“I can only make sure of one thing, that the guy who comes after me finds the club in a very strong position with very good players in a very good, strong financial situation. I hope I can convince you that I can do that.”
Wenger joined Arsenal in 1996, making him the club's longest-serving manager, and he has given no indication as to what his plans are beyond the end of his current contract.
Arsenal begin their quest to win the FA Cup for a third successive season with a home tie against Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Wenger has already admitted that he will rotate his squad in certain areas.
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