Wenger had previously been employed by Japanese outfit Nagoya Grampus Eight before his move to Highbury in 1996. And as the north London outfit continue their search for a new boss following the sacking of Unai Emery, Carragher says a club of their size would never take such a gamble today. “What has changed - or certainly intensified - is the forensic scrutiny managers are under in this digital age; their methods, personality and win/loss statistics are micro-analysed to such a degree that it is as easy to find flaws as observe strengths,” he told the Daily Telegraph. “It is not just the skill-set that needs to be right. Their face must fit. At the elite level, their name needs to...
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