Clichy lends support to Wenger
Arsenal defender Gael Clichy maintains the club are right to keep faith in manager Arsene Wenger – and declared changing managers does not guarantee success.
The Gunners boss has, for the first time in his 12-season tenure, come under scrutiny as his young side struggle for consistency and remain outside the top four of the Barclays Premier League.
However, with Arsenal unbeaten in 16 games heading into tomorrow’s FA Cup fifth-round tie against Burnley and looking to book a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a positive result at Roma next week, Wenger remains confident for the remainder of the season.
And Clichy believes continuity is the key. He said: “When you see a club like Chelsea who change managers, have a few in a year, it is difficult.
“As a footballer you just want to focus on football, but when something like that happens with your coach it is difficult to cope with.
“That is the main thing for Arsenal, to have someone like Arsene Wenger as a manager.”
