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For a while, you could decide when you loan the player out whether he plays against you or not, and I always decided that he could play against us. But I must say I didn't get any protection from the media because when the player I loaned out scored against us, it's 'aaahhh, look at him, stupid...'
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Who is the Best Player in the World? Leo Messi. Who is the Best Player Ever? Leo Messi!
Arsene Wenger
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If I left I would feel a deserter - like the guy who walks away from the army once there is a war. I am highly committed to this club. I love what I do here and love the spirit of the team.
Arsene Wenger
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At some clubs success is accidental. At Arsenal it is compulsory.
Arsene Wenger
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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.
Arsene Wenger
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I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art. When you read some books they are fantastic, the writer touches something in you that you know you would not have brought out of yourself. He makes you discover something interesting in your life. If you are living like an animal, what is the point of living? What makes daily life interesting is that we try to transform it to something that is close to art.
Arsene Wenger
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Messi's like a PlayStation. He can take advantage of every mistake we make. He made the impossible possible. He has something exceptional. He has six or seven years in front of him, touchwood that nothing happens to him, and he can reach unbelievable levels.
Arsene Wenger
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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.
Arsene Wenger
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I am in a job where you always look in front of you. Unfortunately, the older you get, the less distance there is in front of you...
Arsene Wenger
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If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all.
Arsene Wenger
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Sometimes I see it a foul by an Arsenal player, but I say that I didn’t see it to protect the players and because I could not find any rational explanation for what they did.
Arsene Wenger
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Gerard is an open-minded and passionate man. I am the opposite: stubborn and stupid. But sometimes stupid behaviour makes you win.
Arsene Wenger
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My job is to give people who work hard all week something to enjoy on Saturdays and Wednesdays.
Arsene Wenger
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Everybody has a different opinion in this league and nobody is a prophet. I personally don't know who will win the league. I managed 1,600 games so, if Nani knows, he must be 1,600 times more intelligent than I am.
Arsene Wenger
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In some ways England is more liberal than France, but I also find it more intrusive. But when you go abroad you have to accept the ways of where you live. I have to respect that.
Arsene Wenger
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I think in the future we need to look at our youth department to provide more players for the first team think it is important for a club to have a good amount of players that have roots with the club and region.
Arsene Wenger
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If you want to win a horse race, you need your horse to be 100%.
Arsene Wenger
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What makes daily life interesting is that we try to transform it to something that is close to art.
Arsene Wenger
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I do not think about the national team too much because footballistically it is not of too much interest.
Arsene Wenger
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I believe one of the best things about managing people is that we can influence lives in a positive way. That's basically what a manager is about. When I can do that, I am very happy.
Arsene Wenger
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It is always a danger when you have a big game ahead, but there is only one way to prepare well for our Champions League game - and that is to do well tomorrow. Therefore, I feel there is a lot at stake for us tomorrow. It is a massive game for us.
Arsene Wenger
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I am still hopeful we can go through the season unbeaten - a frightening thought.
Arsene Wenger
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A manager is a guide. He takes a group of people and says, 'With you I can make us a success; I can show you the way.'
Arsene Wenger
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Sometimes now, when I watch continental games on television, I'm a bit bored. I ask, 'where is the intensity?'
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