Arsene Wenger has overindulged Arsenal contract rebels Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil... it will remain an issue until they leave the Emirates

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I am sure Arsene Wenger will look back on this period as one of the most difficult in his managerial career.

He knows he needs Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil until the end of the season to get Arsenal back in the Champions League. 

There is little use selling them in January for a reduced fee only to strengthen a rival.

Arsene Wenger will look back on this period as one of the most difficult in his career

He knows he needs Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil until the end of the season

But he has had to cajole performances from them while not upsetting the rest of the group. 

Arsenal are only a point off the top four but you wonder where they would be had these two been fully committed for the whole season. 

Wenger puts so much trust in his players but Sanchez and Ozil have been overindulged. 

Only once they leave can Arsenal draw a line under this issue.

He has had to cajole performances from them while not upsetting the rest of the group