Arsène Wenger quotes - page 2

Arsène Wenger is a French football manager and former player, widely recognized for his long and successful tenure at Arsenal FC. Innovative tactics and a focus on developing young talent made his teams legendary in English football. He is remembered for revolutionizing the Premier League and leaving a lasting legacy in world football. Here are 89 of his quotes:

You ask me: 'Was he a fair player?' I say: 'No, I'm sorry, for me he was not a fair player.' I just think I respect him highly as a quality player. I did not like some things he did on the football pitch and I have the right to say that. It's not because you are older, suddenly, that you are a saint.

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Despite the global warming, England is still not warm enough for him.

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What is unbelievable is that I am in a position where people reproach me for making a profit. The people who lose money – nobody says a word. Reproach the people who lose money. I do business by managing in a safe way in a healthy way and on top of that you reproach me for making money. It looks like we are in a business where the quality is to lose money.

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What would I do if Alex wasn't around? I would have no one to keep me on my toes or to fight. So of course I am pleased he changed his mind. I enjoy our rivalry. It is good for Arsenal, good for Manchester United and good for both of us.

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For managers such big scores don't have any meaning, whether you win 5-0 or you lose 5-0. You're elated (with such a victory) but ‘footballistically' it does not show the real difference between teams.

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The penalty decision was Old Traffordish.

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I'm ready to take the blame for all the problems of English football if that is what he wants.

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I feel Bolton played a cup game today, they were one week late.

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You forget what you wrote last September, October, November. You have a little bit of Alzheimer's.

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Nobody will finish above us in the league. It wouldn't surprise me if we were to go unbeaten for the whole of the season.

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I told you last week that the race was not over when the bookmakers stopped betting. Surprise, surprise, they have started taking money again.

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You ask 100 people, 99 will say it's very bad and the 100th will be Mark Hughes.

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We were considering him (Ruud van Nistelrooy) and Francis Jeffers and, in the end, we went for Jeffers.

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When you are a player, you think, 'Me! Me! Me!' When you are a manager, you think 'You! You! You!

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We wanted tonight to be a shift of power, and to take the trophy back to Highbury.

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The speed at which we moved the ball in small spaces and our quality was superb. We played the ball through needles and it was very difficult for Aston Villa.

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We've been remarkably consistent, haven't lost a game and we have played stylish football. We have entertained people who just love football.

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You weren't world class when Arsenal signed you.

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Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.

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Football is an art, like dancing is an art - but only when it's well done does it become an art.

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At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.

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I believe in work, in connections between the players, I think what makes football great is that it is a team sport. You can win in different ways, by being more of a team, or by having better individual players. It is the team ethic that interests me, always.

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