WHY ARSENAL FAILED-WENGER

   Arsene Wenger admitted uncertainty over his
future as Arsenal manager played a role in the
club ’ s failure to qualify for the Champions
League for the first time in 20 years , AFP
reports .
    Arsenal concluded the Premier League season with a 3 - 1 home win over Everton on Sunday , but Liverpool’ s 3 - 0 victory against
Middlesbrough condemned them to a fifth -
place finish .
  Wenger who claimed he had “ turned down
every club in the world ” has refused to say
whether he intends to stay on beyond the end
of the season , which has angered some fans ,
and he conceded it had created an unhelpful
atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium .
“ It is annoying (to miss out on the Champions
League ), but we had a spell during the season
that was difficult and it was difficult for me in
my personal situation , ” he said .
“ We were playing in a hostile environment .
The players came back stronger in the last two
months and I ’ m very proud of them for doing
that .”
   Arsenal will hope to salvage something from
their campaign when they tackle league
champions Chelsea in the FA Cup final at
Wembley on Saturday . But they will be without Laurent Koscielny after he was sent off against Everton and Wenger said Gabriel was also unlikely to feature after being stretchered off with a knee injury .
   While Wenger accepted the uncertainty about his future had been counter- productive , he
said his commitment to Arsenal could not be
questioned .
“ I was focused on my job. I am professional , ”
said the Frenchman , who has been in place
since September 1996 .
“ I love this club enough to do my best every
single day. One thing you cannot question is
my love for this club . I ’ ve turned down every
club in the world to stay here .”