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| rsene Wenger has never guided Arsenal to finish outside the top four |
ARSENE WENGER admits it can be frustrating when Arsenal fans criticise him, despite his achievements at the club.
The Frenchman has been at the helm for almost 20 years and has never seen his side finish outside the top four.
But Wenger has come in for criticism in recent years from some Arsenal fans at their lack of silverware, with their last Premier League title coming in the 2003/04 season.
And Wenger admits Arsenal fans can sometimes overreact if the Gunners suffer defeat.
“To be, after every single defeat, despite the consistency that we have put into our work at the highest level, questioned about everything that has been done; the 'Everything down the pan' reaction," Wenger told L’Equipe’s Sport and Style Magazine.
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| The Frenchman admits expectations have become much more important |
"A balance must be found between your masochistic capacity to put up with what you are forced to endure and your delight in accomplishment.
“Expectations have become much more important."
Wenger has often been criticised for his lack of spending during the transfer window. The Gunners only signed Petr Cech this summer from Chelsea.
But the 66-year-old realises other clubs like Manchester City and Chelsea have spent heavily in recent seasons and hopes Arsenal fans can understand that it is difficult to compete with.
"The philosophical definition of happiness is when what you want and what you have align," Wenger added. "And what you want changes as soon as you have it — always more, always better, to the point where it becomes difficult to satisfy.
"An Arsenal fan, when you finish fourth, will tell you, 'Hey, for 20 years now we have been in the top four. We want to win the league!'
"They don’t care that Manchester City or Chelsea have invested 300 or 400 million Euros. They just want to beat them.
"But if you finish fifteenth for two years, they will be happy if you finish fourth after that.”
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