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Originally Posted by Dagger
Besides, compare Wenger's results since Chelsea became a PL powerhouse. They're extremely comparable, maybe even a bit worse than Liverpool's but because he plays sexy football, nothing is said.
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Nothing is said about Wegner because he can justify their lack of silverware and his success is being measured in different terms to Rafa. Wegner has explicitly stated that he is building towards something and has placed the emphasis on securing continued long-term success in the future rather than short-term glory, which can excuse him from not, or at least justifiably explain why he hasn't been, winning anything lately. On the other hand, Rafa has not rejected the board and supporters of Liverpool's mandate for more instant success and we have to judge him on the short-term basis.
Therefore, when we look at Arsene's results we have to look at them over the long run and when we do we see that he is achieving a level of success as he is clearly making progress. However, when we look at Rafa we see failure as the Big 4 clubs view success as winning
lots of trophies and in the time he has been allotted, which is the short-term optioned he chose by default, he has failed to accomplish this.
Also, while Liverpool has had great success in Europe under Rafa's rule have they been as competitive in the BPL as Chelsea and United have been in the CL?