The Wenger Era...(Highbury & Emirates)

So despite failing to win a trophy in the last six seasons, the actual playing records have remained fairly similar over the 15 years.
This fact is highlighted when comparing the manager’s records at Highbury (1996-2006) and Emirates Stadium (2006 to current day). Arsenal have not won silverwaresince moving into Emirates Stadium at the beginning of the 2006/07 season, but the team have a near identical record here compared to Arsène’s time at our previous home.
The win ratio at Highbury was 70.6 per cent as opposed to 70.3per cent at Emirates, while in fact the side have scored more goals per game (2.18 at Emirates, 2.16 at Highbury) and conceded fewer (0.68 at Emirates, 0.82 at Highbury) since the move.

Arsène won the domestic ‘double’ in his first full season (becoming the first overseas manager to win the English league) and he repeated the feat four years later. That 2001/02 ‘double’ season remains his most successful in terms of win percentage, with 65 per cent of the 60 games ending in victory.
The first three times Arsène recorded a win percentage in excess of 60, Arsenal won the league (1997/98, 2001/02 and 2003/04). However, the numbers would suggest that it has become much harder to win silverware since the manager's third league title in 2004.
The following season Arsenal’s win percentage was a hefty 64.9 per cent (the second best of the Wenger era), but the team missed out on the title. Twice more since then the win percentage has been 60 or greater (2007/08 and 2009/10)yet both times the team remained trophyless. In fact the2007/08 record was better than that of the 1997/98 ‘double’ campaign.

srigooner wrote:I could probably buy a meal for 1 Euro in 1998. Today, I can buy a little more than a jar of milk with 1 Euro. #Analogy

Wilson37 wrote:

srigooner wrote:I could probably buy a meal for 1 Euro in 1998. Today, I can buy a little more than a jar of milk with 1 Euro. #Analogy

so u mean to say that in the past 60% success won u trophies and now we need more success like inflation
i found it interesting because i have heard of this amazing Arsenals past only from talks and articles.. And i thought it should be very different from what we are seeing.. But stats again show that it was the same.. It even says that we concede less goals at Emirates.. And we maintain almost the same scoring rate and success rate.. And we dont win anything.. ?? !!!!

sportsczy wrote:As much as we would all love to think so, we haven't had anyone near Bergkamp, Vieira, Henry, etc. together at Arsenal since they left. For the past 5-6 years, it's been potential with maybe 1-2 true WC players on the pitch. Lack of depth has been shocking too.

Quality is just not there. Wenger is doing his best despite the obvious disadvantages he's had.

Raptorgunner wrote:

sportsczy wrote:As much as we would all love to think so, we haven't had anyone near Bergkamp, Vieira, Henry, etc. together at Arsenal since they left. For the past 5-6 years, it's been potential with maybe 1-2 true WC players on the pitch. Lack of depth has been shocking too.

Quality is just not there. Wenger is doing his best despite the obvious disadvantages he's had.

We were one or 2 player away from winning major trophies, in the past couple of years, if only we got that one player.

sportsczy wrote:

Raptorgunner wrote:

sportsczy wrote:As much as we would all love to think so, we haven't had anyone near Bergkamp, Vieira, Henry, etc. together at Arsenal since they left. For the past 5-6 years, it's been potential with maybe 1-2 true WC players on the pitch. Lack of depth has been shocking too.

Quality is just not there. Wenger is doing his best despite the obvious disadvantages he's had.

We were one or 2 player away from winning major trophies, in the past couple of years, if only we got that one player.

Yeah... which is a testament to Wenger. There was a 2-year period where both Man U and Chelsea were ripe for the taking, Liverpool was down and City was just rebuilding. Now, they've all reached their stride and it will be much tougher + we've lost a lot. A shame.