Arsenal job would not scare me but it could be hard to succeed Arsene Wenger - Tony Adams

Published on: 19 April 2018

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Former Arsenal defender Tony Adams has told Sky Sports he "would not be afraid" to become manager of his old club if the opportunity arose.

But Adams, who has managed at Wycombe Wanderers, Portsmouth, Azerbaijani side Gabala and Spanish club Granada, said it could be "complicated" to be Arsene Wenger's successor.

He said that he was wary of the "managerial merry-go-round" in English football, with many bosses staying in their post for a short length of time.

"I am not sure I'd want to go next [at Arsenal] after Arsene -- there might be a fallout and it might be complicated once he leaves," the ex-England international said. "But I wouldn't be afraid of it, that's for sure."

Adams pointed out that "the average career is about six months in the Championship and under a year in the Premier League" and said that had "turned me off a bit."

"So why would you want to go into a job that lasts six months to a year and get everybody screaming at you thinking they can do better?" he said. "Just because you have played the game for 40 years the fans think they know better, which is quite hard to take at times."

Tony Adams said managing in League One was 'a different world.'

Speaking after League One side Fleetwood announced the appointment of Joey Barton as their next manager, Adams recalled the challenges he faced after taking over at Wycombe in 2003.

He spent a year at Adams Park, with the club suffering relegation to League Two, leaving as they struggled following demotion.

"Maybe because I went to Wycombe that early and was perceived to be a failure, it can stand against you," he said. "I didn't know what it was like to play Wycombe vs. Darlington on a Tuesday night. If you have played at that level then fair enough. I found it a completely different world.

"You don't know whether you are going to do an overnight stay, if you have the money or have to go up on the day. The floodlights might go out, you meet on the matchday -- those kinds of things. It was completely different. From my personal experience, it didn't teach me anything to manage at Premier League level."

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