Saturday 6 February 2016 12:53, UK
Eddie Howe will face the only Premier League manager to have been in a job longer than him on Sunday when Bournemouth welcome Arsenal to Dean Court.
Howe has been with Bournemouth since 2012 and is in his second spell as manager of the club, while Arsene Wenger is approaching two decades in charge of the Gunners.
"I think that is the dream to have longevity in management," said 38-year-old Howe, who was a teenage defender for the Cherries when Wenger succeeded Bruce Rioch in north London in 1996.
"I don't feel like I have been here a long time, I just feel time goes so quickly and seasons fly by. I don't think it is healthy for the profession that I am up [at the top of the list].
"I don't think it is a good thing that managers are changing so quickly and then philosophies change but it seems to be the way football is going."
Howe believes managers can develop by watching Wenger.
"I am full of respect for Arsene," Howe added.
"The fact that he has been able to stay at such a big club under that scrutiny, to withstand that pressure, to keep producing teams and playing good football, it is incredibly difficult.
"That is the challenge for every manager but it seems like it is becoming more difficult as time goes on.
"I think management is getting harder and harder with the microscope really set on people week in, week out, especially at the bigger clubs.
"I think you can learn a lot just analysing what he has done and how he has done it and there are certain principals - he is very strong to his beliefs and how he believes football should be played."
Howe has been linked with big Premier League clubs and tipped as a potential future England manager after taking Bournemouth to the top flight but the 38-year-old says he has no intention of moving any time soon.
He said: "The key thing for me, if I was offered another job, would be my relationship here and what I'm feeling with this club.
"That's always been my way of working and thinking. If I'm happy and able to express myself here then I'm not the type of person to look over the fence and want to move next door.
"The way I manage is very long term, I am always thinking of the long-term interests of this football club. When you work that way you can't just say I've had a better offer, I'm going to go."
Watch Bournemouth take on Arsenal on Sunday from 1:30pm live on Sky Sports 1
