England want Arsene Wenger???

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Yes, but Arsenal signed Inamoto before and that was purely for marketing.

I don't think that it's Arsenal being that frugal. I think it's Wenger himself attempting to prove a point and be successful without spending money. He has always put this above the interests of Arsenal imho. The amount of players he is linked with, but never signs to save a penny or two is phenomenal. I note that he attempts to prove this point without even remotely caring about how he and Arsenal FC rip off their fans season after season.

So England get Big Sam Allardyce. He may strengthen their defence, but if the England fans want attractive football, i fear they're in for a disappointment. Long ball Sam ( as he was widely known at West Ham ), genuinely didn't understand why Hammers fans booed the team off the pitch at the end of a 1-0 win in a dour depressing match. Not long after, he was gone.

I wish them well but i struggle to be optimistic
I would have given Glen Hoddle another shot--his razor-sharp analysis in commentary, shows his depth of knowledge of the game.

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I actually don't mind Sam Allardyce. I am not one of those fans that England are continuously affected by nerves and the weight of expectation at tournament. There hasn't been that much expectation for a while for one thing! I just think that the English players are continuously over hyped in the media and are simply not as good as people make out. Lots of fans like to watch attractive football, but if you don't have the players to pull it off, you can't do it effectively enough to win games. I think a more limited game would probably benefit England.