After months of dilly-dallying Arsène Wenger has finally put pen to paper on a new contract that will keep him at Arsenal until 2011, but what does this mean in practical terms for the Gunners?
Wenger has led Arsenal to three league titles (1998, 2002, 2004), and four FA Cups (1998, 2002, 2003, 2005) in his 11 years at the club, but things have tailed off in the last two years and consecutive fourth-placed finishes have led some commentators to question whether his sides are too tactically naïve. Despite Arsenal claiming 10 points from their first four games, the sense among many pundits remains that they are too young to challenge for the league this season, especially with Liverpool and Manchester United investing heavily, and even a more prudent Chelsea bringing in Florent Malouda.
So what sort of impact will Wenger signing a new deal have at Arsenal? Can they challenge for honours again this year; if not, how long will it be? Sacreligious as it sounds, might Arsenal even regret handing Wenger a further three years if the trophy drought continues?
