'Miracle worker' Arsene Wenger should have been given Arsenal role, club told
dailystar.co.ukArsene Wenger was owed a "duty of care" at Arsenal and should have been handed a role at the club, says David Dein. Wenger, 72, is the Gunners' most decorated manager having claimed three Premier League crowns and seven FA Cups during his 22-year stint in north London.
But despite his glittering success, the Frenchman's final 12 months were blemished by fan protests and a decrease in form - Arsenal's last top-flight title still remains the 'invincibles' 2003/04 campaign.Leaving the club to a mixed reception in 2018, Wenger is now serving as FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development and it's his formidable football knowledge that former Arsenal co-owner David Dein believes is missing from the day-to-day dealings at London Colney.READ MORE: Arsenal must now go for broke in quest for Champions League, silverware and more"He [Wenger] was a miracle worker, and they just let him go," Dein told the Mail. "He left in a similar way to me.
I thought the club owed Arsene a duty of care, at least a discussion. We need a change but how do you want this to be done?"Do you want to be involved?
What can we do? Would you like a different role, would you prefer to exit elegantly? You must have dialogue. It didn’t happen in my case, didn’t happen in his.
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