Ian Wright tells Arsene Wenger to leave Arsenal as he points finger at Stan Kroenke

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Alex Young @alexwsyoung27 February 2018

Ian Wright says he "cannot make a case" for Arsene Wenger to stay at Arsenal beyond the end of the season.

The long-serving manager is facing fresh pressure on his role after the Gunners was dismantled by a Manchester City team barely out of second gear in Sunday's EFL Cup Final.

Wright is unimpressed by a perceived attitude from some of the players and sees a long way back for regressing Arsenal as their Premier League title rivals continue to progress.

"There are excuses [from Wenger] and he is mollycoddling a team," Wright told BBC Radio 5 live.

"Whether he stays at the end of this season, I could not make a case. I am not sure anyone can. This development of mediocrity has to be arrested."

He added: "I want Arsenal to challenge again, for them to sign players who will get you excited. I want someone in the boardroom who will lay it down. A few of the players are on easy street, own properties and are renting them out.

"How long would it take Arsenal to get back? It will take them a few years. Everyone is progressing and moving forward in that top five. Arsenal are going the other way. They need to stop it, get a successful manager then get players to go forward. It is a long road."

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Wright has been a vocal critic of his former manager and has also pointed the finger at majority shareholder Stan Kroenke for giving Wenger "carte blanche" at the club's helm.

He continued: "The owner has to take a lot of blame for this. Kroenke does not care. If he cared, Wenger would not have got a two-year deal.

"Everyone else can start to see that is it getting to a point where Wenger needs to go. The owner has to be here, find out what is happening, how is this working, what are we going to do, how are are we going to get back to where the fans want us to be.

"The fans have been saying it for years but no-one is paying any attention to them. The owner has not done anything and has given Wenger carte blanche to carry on.

"There is no accountability for the players, there is no consequence for their poor performances or their inconsistency so they will carry on what they are doing."

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