I still think it could be Ancelotti and he has probably been the main target even before Wenger announced he was leaving.
His experience of the PL probably gives him the advantage over other options.
He wouldn’t be my first choice, but he certainly isn’t the worst.
I would prefer Conte, but as long as it’s not Arteta or Vieira, Ancelotti would at least come in and steady things at the club.
A manager who effectively tells his players to do what they feel is best and does not promote youth is most certainly one of the worst options for this club!
We need someone to come in and give these players an almighty kick, someone who will get rid of the almighty complacency that is prevalent amongst them all.
Ancelotti does not fit what we need in the slightest IMO. Though clearly a lot of people disagree with me.
I’ve heard people say he could steady the ship. Which at first I was on board with, until I realised we have nothing to steady. We need newly formed belief. We need a total rebuild. Carlo doesn’t do rebuilding.
I agree with most of what you’re saying but if managers like Tuchel, Allegri, Simeone or Conte aren’t available, we need someone to come in and at least sort out the mess Wenger has left.
I think the board have had this sorted out from before Wenger made the announcement, and that Ancelotti is their preferred choice.
You’re right we do need someone to come in and completely overhaul the club and get rid of the complacency that has become obvious in some of our players.
But I’m not sure the board have the same sort of ambition as the supporters, and they will go for someone proven and steady, rather than a Klopp or Guardiola, who have flair and ambition, and that’s why I think they will go for Ancelotti.
The Arsenal job is still a big job. We could easily get someone other than Carlo.
I just don’t understand why the board are looking at Ancelotti. He would just be more of the same. He would change absolutely nothing IMO.
Didn’t the Bayern players hold their own training sessions because they didn’t think he was doing enough for them?
He fits their criteria.
He could come in and with the same players, do a better than Wenger has, without having to spend a fortune.
I agree with you that we must be one of the most attractive clubs to come to, and could attract the top managers in Europe, but any top manager who is ambitious, and who wants to win the top competitions, is going to want to spend big, and I’m not sure that spending big is what our board want to do.
They aren’t interested in anything more than fourth place and making a profit.
Someone like Conte or Enrique would demand transfer spending way beyond what the board would give, so Ancelotti would be the board’s preferred choice, as he could probably get us fourth place on a limited budget.
If we hire ancelotti I’m gonna be fucking devestated. Don’t want another past it pensioner.
I don’t buy this. Who doesn’t want to achieve more than that? Even if they’d be happy with a fourth place finish, that doesn’t mean they wouldn’t want more.
They have to hire a new manager anyway so might as well go for someone with something about them. Someone who’ll actually do some good for the club. Someone who won’t just be Wenger Mark II.
Honestly. It makes no sense to me why some people are advocating for more of the same. I’m hoping he isn’t on the shortlist.
@shamrockgooner you were right tbh mate.
I wish I could avoid all this BS media speculation about our next manager.
Just watch Infinity war (NO SPOILERS) and play playstation and chill until it’s announced.
But all I can do is procrastinate by looking at the latest speculation. It’s all i’ve got until next tuesday FFS 
That doesn’t sound any better than what you’re doing right now. :coq:
I’m not on the Ancelotti bandwagon either, but he has never been asked to do a rebuilding. That’s different than that he doesn’t do or can’t do it. The quoted part seems a bit contradictive when you look at his pedigree in Europe in my opinion.I don’t feel like you can really do with he did in KO games with that approach. Tactically he has also always been flexible and was able to get the most out of players ( Di Maria in the 13/14 season comes too mind).
People’s criticism of Ancelotti is far too over the top and exaggerated.
He’s an accomplished manager who has been successful and loved everywhere except Bayern. Every manager has a bad spell in him and Carlo had one at Bayern.
If we hired him at Arsenal I wouldn’t be over the moon as I’m massively pro-Allegri but I wouldn’t be pessimistic or downbeat that’s for sure.
just cos it’s not in french you hipster 
This article has it as follows:
Mikel Arteta - Wanted by Ivan Gazidis
Luis Enrique - Wanted by Raul Sanllehi
Julian Nagelsmann - Wanted by Sven Mislintat
Patrick Vieira - Backed by Arsene Wenger, appreciated by Gazidis
If we go for Ancelotti, be honest, I would rather keep Wenger. We need change, and we need to take a risk. Not a massive risk, like Arteta or Vieira, but still a risk.
Personally, I would quite like Jardim, or Tuchel, both of these would be great for us.
Go with Nags please. If Gaz wants Arteta, hugely disappointing.
I agree Bad spells, shouldn’t taint your perception of a manager but it’s Ancelotti’s methods which are turning people off.
Rafinha stated:
Ancelotti is more experienced, more passive. He is…not so fascinated by tactics. We did a lot of repetition with Pep in training. It was a very automatic thing, we knew what to do. With Ancelotti, it’s quieter, but with the same intensity. He’s a calmer, more familiar trainer.
Most people would agree this method is in the Wenger mould of management style, which we need to move away from
The thing is though I think people are underestimating the actual flexibility of Ancelotti. He’s often found the best systems to get the players working whilst maintaining his own philosophy of dynamic attacking football.
Wenger is out of touch with the modern game whereas Carlo arrived at a Bayern team that were so massively disciplined and tactically drilled from Pep and the players didn’t have the faith in Ancelotti to move them forward.
Carlo will bring a brand of dynamic attacking football that’ll get the best out of the likes of Mkhi, Ozil, Laca and Auba and he wouldn’t come here without assurances that the squad will be strengthened too.
I think he has an excellent blend of defence and attack and he brings a wealth of experience. It won’t be a massive culture shock for the players in terms of man management but Ancelotti is a very different manager to Wenger and a much better one at that too.
Can we at least wait to see who they appoint and how the first window goes before making baseless statements like this…
Ancelotti also had an awful last season with Chelsea. It was Wengeresque. He had that awful season with unlimited funds.
That’s the one that stays in the memory. He’d stand no chance with a bunch of players that need to be re-motivated.
Add him to the list of no’s (along with Vieira, Arteta, Rodgers and Enrique)
I do not know why, but for me it is Nagelsmann.