Arsene Wenger is not a very popular man right now, but according to reports coming out of his home country, the Frenchman isn’t all to blame for the Gunners’ transfer activity this summer.
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The defender has become one of the most consistent centre-backs in the Premier League since helping Southampton gain promotion to the top flight and has also become a regular for the Portuguese national team, helping them win the Euro’s this summer.
However, Wenger admits he is dreading his retirement and is unlikely to walk away from the game, unlike his long-running managerial rival, Sir Alex Ferguson.
Sky Sports quotes the Arsenal manager as saying, “It’s been my life and, quite honestly, I’m scared of the day”.
In a new book titled Game Changers: Inside English Football by Alan Curbishley, Wenger said: “I personally believe the only way to be a manager is to spend the club’s money as if it were your own, because if you don’t do that you’re susceptible to too many mistakes”.
“After [Sir Alex Ferguson] retired and we played [Manchester United] over there he sent a message to me to come up and have a drink with him”.
“You should be happy, he’s English, he’s 20 years old, but I am sorry, he did not cost £55million so he can not be good, and that is – for me – what is most disappointing”.
“I asked: ‘Did you miss it?’ and he said: ‘Not at all.’ I didn’t understand that”.
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“Our pleasure comes from that – and our social attitude as well!” But in less than two weeks, the odds on Arsenal FINALLY winning the Premier League again have effectively gone from 6.5/1 to 11/1. While Holding is not experienced enough to start every game in the top flight, Asano will not even be participating in the league this year due to his failure to procure a work-permit.
