After we threw down the challenge last week: What do Arsenal fans want post-Arsene Wenger? Soe Latt Naing from The Gooner Ramble has replied, examining what Arsenal need in a manager after Wenger. And he puts forward a name the board should be considering.

COMMENT: If I'm not wrong, last Saturday's protest might be the first time there has been a show of dissent against Arsene Wenger at the Emirates.

I've seen the “Thanks for the memories, but it's time to say goodbye" banner held up in one or two away matches last season and at Hull in the FA Cup replay this season but never seen such a form of remonstration at the Emirates. Even then, judging by the underwhelming nature of the protest, I would think the majority of the Arsenal fans, even if slightly, are still behind our manager.

I can't speak for all Arsenal fans, but I respect Arsene. I can't think of any other manager who could have done what he did during his time at the club. He built title winning squads, one of which went the entire season unbeaten, brought through uncountable youth players, and guided the club through the stadium debt repaying years and kept us competitive. I wanted him to succeed this year as much as I wanted the team to succeed because he deserves it. And I think most of the fans want to see him guide us to future glory too. However, after this season, I've lost most of such faith that he is still the man to take the club forward.

In this year of all years when all the other usual suspects have faltered, to be looking up at Leicester City and Tottenham is something I can never get over. I am confident we will get more chances to win the league but this year felt like the biggest opportunity and we have blown it. A lot of people will point to the summer where Arsene should have signed more players than just Petr Cech. But I won't criticize him alone for a lack of significant transfer activity (both summer and winter) because I don't have the facts of the exact transfer budget he was allowed to spend.

What I can't help but criticize him is for is our team's terrible run of form since January and performances in games against Manchester United and Swansea. And if it was just this year, I could just think it's a one off, unlucky, etc. But the fact is that our title challenges have collapsed in identical circumstances the past four times we have been in championship contention spanning three different set of squads (2007-08 squad, 2009-10 and 2011-12 squad, 2013-14 and 2015-16 squad). The only constant in those three squads has been Arsene Wenger.

To quantify, what I would like to see in Arsenal's next manager, there are three categories.

First, I want him to be a leader and motivator himself. Arsene Wenger, during his early years, at the club was blessed with natural leaders such as Martin Keown, Tony Adams, Sol Campbell and Thierry Henry to name a few. It is well documented that we have lacked those type of characters in the last 10 or so years and it is probably no coincidence our team has been branded as a mentally weak side in that time period. I've always thought of Arsene Wenger as a 'professor' (as clichéd as it sounds) who is really good at teaching a class but I don't see him as a 'boss' who takes charge himself when things are not going his way and rallies the troops to get through tough times. I just think he has been unable to motivate the squad when needed. I'd like the new manager to have that type of leadership quality. An example would be Jurgen Klopp who motivates the players and the crowd with his energy, emotion and words. Too bad he went to Liverpool, though.

Another thing that Arsenal have been criticized for is not having a plan B when the day is not going our way. Normally, we would start the game with a plan, as all teams do, but we have very rarely seen our team switch tactics when things are not going according to expectations. An example would be against Anderlecht in the Champions League last season when players were bombing forward at 3-2 in stoppage time. Basically, we don't see the team “win ugly" and grind out undeserved results enough. That may have to do with Arsene's stubbornness in his tactics. Nonetheless, that lack of game management has seen the team drop points when it shouldn't have on numerous occasions. My second wish for our next manager is to have those plan B's and C's and be flexible enough to switch between those systems to win a game at any cost.

Lastly, I want our team to be a good defensively again. How many times have we seen Arsenal be 1-0 or 2-0 up and cruising and concede a stupid goal due to a defensive mistake and let the game get away from them? Arsenal have been known as one of the best attacking teams in the world during the past 20 years and it is all down to Arsene Wenger. But I don't think he does enough on the defensive side of the game. I want to see the next manager be someone who has a proper knowledge of defending and drill the team in a way that they are hard to beat and become a compact defensive unit that are hard to break down. An example would be something like what Mauricio Pochettino has done to Tottenham. The impact his coaching has had on the team within the two years he's been in charge is there for all to see (yes, I understand they melted down against Chelsea but overall they've been very good this season). But again, he is another manager that won't be coming to Arsenal any time soon, if ever.

I have always favored consistency over change. And I am proud to be supporting Arsenal because it is one of the few clubs that embodies the aforementioned philosophy. I do not want Arsenal to become a club like Manchester City and Chelsea that fires and hires managers when they please because the identity and tradition of the club gets lost with too much change. City may claim that they've got a future replacement manager already in training with Patrick Vieira managing in the States, but I won't believe that claim until I see him as the City manager because it is a big risk to offer someone with little top flight managerial experience one of football's biggest jobs.

Personally, I'd like to see Diego Simeone as our next manager. He fits all three categories that I've mentioned above. He has also had a lot of success working under a limited transfer budget, similar to the situation at our club. I think he'd be a great asset to Arsenal Football Club and the Premier League.

Bottom line is, whoever Arsenal pick as Wenger's replacement - most likely at the end of next season - it has to be someone who has a long term vision to take the club back to where it belongs, challenging consistently for major trophies and winning them.

Soe is a member of The Gooner Ramble Podcast. For more from the guys, check out their website and also follow them on Twitter: @GoonerRamblePod