兵器庫 may have played more than 180 games in Europe under Arsene Wenger but the 支持する／優勝者s League 判型 has 補佐官d the Frenchman's 業績／成就s

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There are many ways for Arsene Wenger to defend his 記録，記録的な／記録する at 兵器庫: two 4-1 勝利，勝つs in a week are a fair start. Specious （人命などを）奪う，主張するs about the 支持する／優勝者s League, however, are not. ‘Since I arrived we have played over 180 支持する／優勝者s League games,’ Wenger said. ‘You will see that before then they didn’t play too many.’

Yes, and there is a 推論する／理由 for this. Wenger arrived at 兵器庫 in 1996. Until season 1997-98 only the 支持する／優勝者s were 許すd to enter UEFA’s main 競争 ― unless the league 勝利者s had already qualified as European Cup 勝利者s. In 1999-2000 that was 拡大するd to three 首相 League qualifiers, and later four. So how many times would Wenger have made it into Europe under the 制限s placed on every previous 兵器庫 経営者／支配人? Four.

He would have qualified with 兵器庫 as 支持する／優勝者s in 1997-98, 2001-02 and 2003-04. In 新規加入, the year Manchester 部隊d won the 競争, 1998-99, 兵器庫 would have made it in the に引き続いて season as 走者s-up.

兵器庫 経営者／支配人 Arsene Wenger celebrates after winning the FA Cup and 首相 League 肩書を与える 支援する in 1998

Samir Nasri (権利) and Nicklas Bendtner celebrate during 兵器庫's 2010 victory over Porto - the last time the Gunners 前進するd from the last 16 行う／開催する／段階 of the 支持する／優勝者s League

一方／合間, had previous 兵器庫 経営者／支配人s played by Wenger’s 支配するs over the same time period, they would have qualified on eight occasions. In 1988-89 and 1990-91 as 支持する／優勝者s, but also in 1979-80, 1980-81, 1986-87, 1989-90, 1991-92 and 1993-94 by finishing in the 最高の，を越す four.

Wenger also overlooks that the first time 兵器庫 won the 肩書を与える under George Graham they were not 許すd to take their place in the European Cup 予定 to the 禁止（する） on English clubs.

And, no, what went before does not compare to Wenger’s 16 straight 支持する／優勝者s League 資格s, but they were different times, and the 財政上の stranglehold of the エリート clubs was not in place.?

Wenger has done wonderful things at 兵器庫 but he has been 補佐官d by an 時代 that has placed Europe’s most prestigious club tournament beyond the reach of all but a few. If his 前任者s had been given that advantage they would surely have played more European football; had Wenger worked with their 制限s he would 誇る nowhere 近づく 180 外見s.

Wenger has done wonderful things at 兵器庫 but he has been 補佐官d by an 時代 that has placed Europe’s most prestigious club tournament beyond the reach of all but a few

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