Emery has gone, and now the focus is sharply on Raul, Vinai, Edu and Kronke to get this right. There are several names being mentioned already. My personal feeling is that Arsenal will either go for somebody with Premier league experience or appoint a manager with a proven track record over a number of years. Whoever comes in has got a huge job to turn this around. We are in a mess at the moment and completely lacking direction. Defensively we are a total shambles and the whole team just looks slow, unbalanced and utterly bereft of ideas. We need to get this right, and we need a pair of safe hands. So who do you think should get the job ? 1. Carlo Ancelotti Major trophies won: 3 Champions Leagues, Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, FA Cup, Italian Cup, Spanish Cup, 3 Uefa Super Cups, 2 German Super Cups, Community Shield, Italian Super Cup The 60-year-old Italian is one of only three men to win three European Cups as a manager. He has won major trophies in all of Europe's top five leagues - including an FA Cup with Chelsea. He is under pressure at Napoli after seven games without a win - with problems between club president Aurelio de Laurentiis and the players creating headlines. 2. Massimo Allegri Major trophies won: 6 Serie A titles, 4 Italian Cups, 3 Italian Super Cups The most successful manager on this list in recent years, the 52-year-old Italian won Serie A in all his five seasons with Juventus - with four of those titles part of domestic doubles - before leaving in May. He also led Juventus to two Champions League finals, losing to Barcelona in 2015 and Real Madrid in 2017. Allegri, who won a Serie A title with AC Milan as well, has never worked outside Italy before. 3. Nuno Esprito Santo Portuguese Nuno, 45, has built up a fantastic reputation in two and a half seasons with Wolves. He helped the West Midlands club to the Championship title in his first season, before guiding them into Europe for the first time since 1980 - playing some excellent football on the way. In his first managerial job he led Rio Ave to two cup finals in Portugal, although they lost both - and into Europe for the first time. He has also managed Valencia - where he was replaced by Gary Neville after resigning - and Porto, although he is yet to win any major trophies. 4. Maurico Pochettino Major trophies won: None The 47-year-old Argentine was sacked by Arsenal's arch-rivals Tottenham last week after five and a half years in charge - having transformed their fortunes. Spurs qualified for the Champions League four times under Pochettino, having only played in two European Cup campaigns in their history beforehand. His teams play with a good footballing style, but he has yet to win a trophy as a manager - losing last season's Champions League final to Liverpool. 5. Rafa Benitez Major trophies won: Champions League, 2 Europa League/Uefa, 2 La Liga, FA Cup, Italian Cup, Fifa Club World Cup, Uefa Super Cup, Community Shield, Italian Super Cup The 59-year-old Spaniard has won major trophies in three different countries - England, Spain and Italy, most famously winning the 2005 Champions League with Liverpool. He left Newcastle at the end of the season and joined Dalian Yifang in China, but recently told BBC Sport he would like to return to the Premier League one day, with his family still living in England. 6. Erik Ten Hag Major trophies won: Eredivisie, Dutch Cup, Dutch Super Cup The 49-year-old Dutchman is a hot property after leading an exhilarating Ajax to the Champions League semi-final last season - his first full campaign in charge. They ended up winning the Dutch double. He managed Go Ahead Eagles, Bayern Munich's reserve team and Utrecht before joining Ajax - where he has an impressive win rate of 75% - in December 2017. 7. Eddie Howe Major trophies won: None The 42-year-old Englishman is a legend at Bournemouth, having led them from the League Two relegation zone to becoming an established Premier League team. His teams have a fantastic style of football but the only concern is he has yet to win a trophy or have success at another club - he had 18 unmemorable months at Burnley in between two spells at Bournemouth. 8. Brendan Rodgers Major trophies won: 2 Scottish Premierships, 2 Scottish Cups, 3 Scottish League Cups The 46-year-old Northern Irishman has taken Leicester to second place in the Premier League after a run of six wins in a row in all competitions. Guarantees good football and almost led Liverpool to the Premier League title before winning every Scottish trophy on offer and then leaving for Leicester. Would have to drop six places and 11 points down the table if he were to join Arsenal. 9. Patrick Vieira Major trophies won: None The 43-year-old Frenchman is an Arsenal legend, playing 371 times for the club and winning three Premier League titles. His first coaching job was with Manchester City's youth team before joining their sister club New York City in the MLS. Moved to French side Nice at the start of last season but has yet to make a real impact and they sit three points above the relegation zone. 10. Mikel Arteta Major trophies won: None The 37-year-old Spaniard was considered a certainty to get the Arsenal job when Arsene Wenger left in 2018 until their sudden appointment of Unai Emery. Arteta played 150 times for Arsenal, captaining the side, before retiring and becoming assistant to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola - a job he has held since 2016.
Jebus - people voting for Eddie Howe over the likes of Allegri, Pochettino and Anchelotti, what a time to be alive.
Klopp's teeth will probably be passed on to generations of Liverpool managers before being retired in their own display cabinet.
I had to google that, but yeah Benny would have been a ****ing inspired choice for that role. That was a **** song above btw,
