I declare Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger the luckiest football club manager on the planet. The way he has managed to still win the confidence of his boardroom superiors despite all the abysmal show when his counterparts elsewhere are being sacked for lesser offences could be one of the wonders of the world.

Oh poor Piero Gasperini of Inter Milan. Football analysts have propounded varied theories for Wenger’s continued stay at arguably the best supported club in London.

Those who have little sympathy for the badly bruised French man believe he is only being given a long rope to hang himself.

The ones who look at the lighter side of life hold that Arsene Wenger’s first name rhymes with the London club and his dismissal would spell a bad omen for the Emirates Stadium operatives.

I sincerely believe that the top decision makers have taken into account Wenger’s brilliant record with the club which, on a scale, outweighs by far what is happening at the moment.

Judging by the unstable nature of football which the experts say is not an exact science, I think the board room people have taken a good decision not to sack the manager.It is obvious from Wenger’s body language on the touchline that the man is really under pressure.

You need no white cane to see that the man would have sleepless nights and I submit it would be wicked on the part of anybody to recommend his sack at this point in time.The veteran manager is definitely bound to revise his notes. He has no choice and I trust he will do it. I back those who have the belief that Arsenal would bounce back to the winning form they displayed in the early stages of last season.

Oh that was a splendid start and vintage Arsenal class act albeit short-lived. See how things can change within such a small period of time.Now it’s Manchester United in the driving seat with Rooney and co scoring goals “by heart” and it doesn’t look like they are going to slow down so soon because of the fierce chase by their “noisy neighbours”, Man City, apologies to Alex Ferguson.

The reference to Alex Ferguson reminds me of what I regard as his explosive remarks when recommending Jose Mourinho as his possible successor at Old Trafford.

In a press interview he said, Mourinho’s problems at Real Madrid are largely to do with his nationality.”Jose is proud of his country but Spanish people look down on the Portuguese and don’t like to take orders from them.

It is different in England. When Jose left it was massive news and Chelsea players felt it was like bereavement” .I was just imagining the kind of reaction such a statement would elicit in my part of the globe where statements by public figures are always seen through powerful political lens when I came across another volatile statement by Liverpool manager Kenny Daglish who was my idol in his playing days.

Liverpool have failed to sustain last season’s impressive second round this new season and when the team lost to Stoke City last weekend, Daglish complained about  poor officiating and asked referees to have respect for his club since he was respectful to referees.

He made this rider, “If I feel the club is suffering in any shape or form I will need to go the same route other people go and see if we can gain some benefit from that”.

Frankly, I think this is quite a loaded statement. I may be wrong though. What do readers make of It.?

Well, maybe I am reading too much into a simple statement by a frustrated manager.

Cheers everybody and keep loving sports.