Wenger needs to wise up, warns Arsenal's second-largest shareholder
'Even an old lady can have a roof falling on her' is Alisher Usmanov's rather ominous sounding message
Arsenal’s second largest shareholder Alisher Usmanov has warned Arsene Wenger to start learning from his mistakes as the pressure mounts on the Gunners’ boss.
The Gunners have lifted just one trophy in nine-and-a-half years and a 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester United on Saturday marked the team’s worst start to a season since 1982.
And Usmanov, who owns 30 percent of the Premier League club, believes Wenger is letting his purist footballing principles stand in the way of Arsenal’s success.
“Arsene Wenger is one of the greatest coaches, not just of European, but of world football,” Usmanov told CNBC on Monday.
“But we have a Russian proverb which goes: ‘even an old lady can have a roof falling on her’.
“Everybody makes mistakes. He can make mistakes and I know as you age it is more difficult, more challenging to accept one’s mistakes.