Arsene Wenger laments David Moyes’s sacking

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger fears for the future of English soccer management in the wake of David Moyes’ dismissal from Manchester United.

Arsene Wenger is the Premier League’s longest-serving manager after taking charge of Arse

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger said he feared for the future of his trade in England after David Moyes was sacked by struggling champions Manchester United.

The 50-year-old Moyes was sacked by United on Tuesday after a dismal 10-month tenure in which the reigning champions slumped to seventh place in the Premier League, denying them a place in next season’s Champions League.

Wenger, now the Premier League’s longest-serving manager after taking charge of north London side Arsenal in 1996, said the high attrition rate among managers in England would ultimately be detrimental to the standard of coaching.

David Moyes was fired as Manchester United manager after the club's spectacular and sudden decline in his 10 months in charge. Picture: Sang Tan

“If you want quality people in any job, you need to give them time to develop and to become good, or people with the quality will not come into our job any more,” Wenger said on Friday.

“The average (job life) expectancy of an English professional club at the moment is 11 months, and that is quite unstable.

“Every guy who is married, has a family, will have a big hesitancy before he goes into that game.

“That means the quality of the coaching and the quality of the managing is under threat,” insisted Wenger, whose Arsenal side are currently in the top four of the Premier League and have reached the final of this season’s FA Cup where they will play Hull.

Arsenal are at home to Newcastle on Monday where they will look to stay ahead of Everton in the race for a top four finish and the accompanying reward of playing in next season’s Champions League.