I feel sentimental towards Arsene Wenger. I do not think there to be any great shame in this. I am eager for him to succeed where I might feel apathy or even antipathy towards others. I might regard a manager with less of a history with Arsenal as more disposable. I very much doubt I will see another Arsenal manager in the hot seat for this long. It seems natural that I have an emotional investment in him as an individual. Nowadays, we all like to regard ourselves and our opinions as very serious and very important. But hell, it’s only football. We are not detectives investigating a murder case, nor are we political commentators; assessing the scrutability of a public servant. There are...
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