Arsène Wenger, the sad end

Arsène Wenger this week celebrated his arrival as FIFA’s director of global (Site notre bureau spécialisé) development. An appointment that ends before four decades as an officer on the shores of touch. And the rest of the Gunners man, or the one who exercised his talents for no less than 22 years, the Alsatian was also the coach of AS Monaco for seven years.

Appointed in the summer of 1987 after having studied at Nancy, Arsène Wenger made his sensational debut on the Rock, winning the title of French champion in the first year thanks in particular to Glenn Hoddle and Mark Hateley. The sequel is still flamboyant. Due to the domination of Olympique de Marseille, ASM in front of the essential element is content to reach the podium with the three places in 1989, 1990 and 1993 and the runner-up places in 1991 and 1992.

A moment of doubt for Arsène Wenger

Winner of the Coupe de France in 1991, the Principality club returned to the final in 1992, but it was canceled due to the Furiani disaster. A drama which ended in the Cup of Cup final against Werder Bremen (0-2). And Monaco is not one of the beneficiaries of the Marseille club’s descent into hell, whose embezzlement has been brought to light by the VA-OM affair. Contrary to this, the Monegasques must be satisfied with an anonymous 9^e Place in 1994, certainly counterbalanced by qualification for the semi-final of the Champions League, and continued to sink in the summer of 1994.

This is the case of Jean-Louis Campora, who is not separated from the other person, justification for the decision taken
“The situation of the club and its current results”. A doubtful moment for Arsène Wenger, courted by Bayern Munich a few months earlier. “If you want to experience adventure, you will have to make a decision that will be difficult for you to accept”he confided when he reunited with ASM during the knockout stages of the Champions League in 2015.