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Originally Posted by sherer
I think initially Wenger was helped by having worked with Henry at Monaco and he also used to work in the French youth setup too so he knew who was and wasn't good and that helped. He hasn't got that same network now so not sure if he can still get the players he used to.
One thing it does show that no matter how good a manager you are without the money to buy players he still can't compete
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Arsenal have always competed without money though, it just makes it harder when you can't throw £30mill+ on a problem area at the end of the season. It also means the players you buy may take longer to provide a return.
Wenger has managed to pay may players who were young and turned out good. Look at the Arsenal team now, how many of them are French or were well known when we brought them?