Arsène Wenger Quotes

No matter how much money you earn, you can only eat three meals a day and sleep in one bed.

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.

I liked the pitch, I liked the referee, I did not like Paul Scholes' tackles.

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

At the end of the day, I ask you: who is the most successful team in the world? Brazil. What do they play? Good football. Who won everything last year? Barcelona. What do they play? Lovely football. I am not against being pragmatic because to be pragmatic is to make a good pass, not a bad pass. It is as simple as that. When I see Barcelona, to me it is art.

I am still hopeful we can go through the season unbeaten - a frightening thought.

Spare me the articles about how nice Shawcross is because that was a horrendous tackle. People say we don’t fancy the physical side of it, but this is the result. If you see a player getting injured like that, it’s not acceptable.

If I go into a season and I say, ‘For fuck’s sake, if we don’t win anything, they will all leave,’ I have already lost. The problem of the media is always to imagine the worst. The problem of the manager is always to imagine the best.

It's like a child who is used to having ice cream whenever he wants. When it doesn't come when he asks he tends to get confused and nervous.

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

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

Everyone thinks they have the prettiest wife at home.

Any man who concentrates his energies totally on one passion is, by definition, someone who hurts the people close to him.

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

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