Arsenal pay the price

Arsenal will miss out on the biggest Champions League prize pot ever if they fail to qualify for the group stage which looks increasingly likely.  The pot has been boosted by the deal with BT Sports.  They will get £8.84m for reaching the group stage.

Arsenal will miss out on the biggest Champions League prize pot ever if they fail to qualify for the group stage which looks increasingly likely.  The pot has been boosted by the deal with BT Sports.  They will get £8.84m for reaching the group stage.

I am increasingly baffled by what is going on at Arsenal.   They are clearly a great club, but they are failing to make use of their potential.   European clubs have worked out to take advantage of their defensive weaknesses.

 I am a great admirer of Arsene Wenger, and a believer in managerial stability, but I do wonder if his stubbornness is costing the club.   The purse strings are tight, but I am sure that he would have been allowed to spend more.