Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has said that the 2016/2017 Premier League season, has been “disappointing on all levels”.
A number of world-class managers like Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Wenger and Jurgen Klopp, are competing for the title this term.
Conte’s Chelsea currently top the league with six points, with Arsenal nine points behind. Wenger admits that the campaign has not lived up to expectations.
“We are in the middle of a championship with the best managers in the world competing, and it’s been disappointing on all levels,” he told reporters.
“It promised to be an exceptional year but we have not produced the kind of games England is remembered for.
“A Premier League season is always marked by two or three games that are absolutely spectacular and so far we haven’t produced that. I feel there is more to come from this competition than we have produced so far — and I include myself in that.”
Wenger feels the reason for this, is the fear of losing matches and hopes the league opens up in the second half.
“We have a responsibility to raise the level of the spectacular,” he added.
“Because there is so much money in the Premier League and every game has become so important, every manager is under pressure not to lose as his first priority.
“All the teams in the Premier League are now top quality — maybe the difference between the favourites and the smaller clubs makes some teams just defend.
“But we have the best managers in the world, I’m sure we’ll see more games when everyone really has to go for it and it’s no longer a case of ‘wait and see’ but ‘go out and make it happen’.”
Arsenal face Crystal Palace on New Year’s Day.
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