The second biggest Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov has made an interview which seems to be a peace offering to Stan Kroenke in which he declares that he has never petitioned for a place on the Arsenal Board, but just wants the club to stop selling their best players and so increase their chances of winning a trophy.
This seems to be the only complaint he has about how things are going at the club. Usmanov said: “Nobody can convince fans that the club is doing fine if for the past three or four years the club has been selling its best players.
“It doesn’t matter who our extremely talented coach, Arsene Wenger, buys to plug these holes if we want to win trophies.”
“I’m an absolute fan of Arsene Wenger. I support him and I’m confident in him. We think he’s a hero.
“Despite changes in the playing line-up, he keeps the variations of the same beautiful game.”
Although the letter from Usmanov a while ago seemed to critize Kroenke’s policies, he is now calling for everyone to support the club whatever happens in the future. He said: “Arsenal received our letter. We didn’t mean it as a hostile message or a declaration of war.”
“We are tired of being accused of fighting for a place on the board. We have never in our lives asked for this place.”
“The season is beginning — we must close this discussion and support the club, coach and players.”
“I never say we need to spend enormous money for any players but we must have the capacity.”
But he also reiterated that he would not be selling his shares in the forseeable future either. “If you sell what you love you lose yourself.” he said. “For now, we stay in Arsenal as shareholders as long as we don’t lose our love for this club. Now we wish it support and great victory.”
Especially on a day like this with such an important game ahead of us, everyone on the board, in the stands, and all around the world, just need to get behind Arsene Wenger and whatever Arsenal team he picks as we all pull together for a famous victory…..
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