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Adaptability Is The Most Underrated Skill You Can Possess
Adapt or die
Arsène Wenger was one of the most successful football managers in England.
He oversaw a period of success for Arsenal, the team he managed for 22 years. He took over a club that was going nowhere, playing bland, unattractive football, and turned them into one of the most dynamic football teams in history.
This culminated in one of the most incredible seasons in living memory when Arsenal went through the whole 2003–04 Premier League season without losing a single game.
38 matches without a single defeat led the team to become known as The Invincibles. This feat had only been achieved once before in English football. It is unlikely to be repeated anytime soon.
However, following this season Wenger and Arsenal failed to scale the same heights. From 2005 to 2014, the club did not win a single trophy, falling behind the other top teams in the country.
Wenger’s fortunes improved with further trophies in 2015 and 2017, but he was unable to match the achievements of the past. This resulted in disquiet among the club’s supporter’s who were itching for a change.
At the end of the 2017–18 season, Wenger announced he was stepping down as manager of Arsenal. His early legacy tainted by…
