Arsene Wenger

Coach

1949-10-22

French football manager and former player best known for his long tenure at Arsenal, where he transformed modern training, recruitment, and playing style. He later served as FIFAs chief of global football development. His influence extends across tactical innovation and football governance.

Quotes by Arsene Wenger

Private life is private life. Off the pitch, there is private life, and the rest is social life, where of course you have to behave responsibly.
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It's silly to work hard the whole week and then spoil it by not preparing properly before the game.
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When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren't the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.
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We didn't think he would play on Sunday because he was suspended - that makes me think he has all the qualities to join Arsenal!
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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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Maintain that motivation to go from A to B and to keep your focus on that target without any weakening. That is called tenacity; stamina in your motivation.
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The communist model does not work economically, we all realised that, but the capitalist model in the modern world also looks to be unsustainable.
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I think in England you eat too much sugar and meat and not enough vegetables.
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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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If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all.
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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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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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