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Lacey, David (24 February 1997). "Jones keeps Wimbledon on course". The Guardian. London. p.24. 'Yes, for the title of course,' he replied when asked if the result had ended the team's interest in the Premiership, 'but for Europe, no.' Wenger encouraged all his foreign players to learn English, the language in which he gave team talks. But the training ground was further gallicised by the hiring of Boro Primorac and a coterie of drop-in French health and fitness gurus - Yann Rougier, a specialist in dietary supplements, his assistant Hervé Castel, and osteopath Philippe Boixel. The pitches themselves seem to go on forever. They are all in pristine condition, like golf greens, meticulously flat and, in the case of two of them, undersoil-heated. Such was Wenger's attention to detail that he instructed the club groundsman to prepare pitches of exactly the same dimensions and texture as the playing surface at Highbury. Winter, Henry (31 October 2003). "Wayward Arsenal are sentenced". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022 . Retrieved 11 September 2015. Ian Wright Puts Fan Questions To Arsène Wenger | FAQs| SPORTbible" – LADbible TV, YouTube, 19 November 2021

Banished was the players’ diet of fizzy drinks and chocolate, introduced were caffeine drops on sugar cubes at half time, physical and mental preparation was revolutionized, relative to what was then the norm. Facilitating the improvement of human performance through tailored man-management is a constant ambition. a b "Décret du 12 juillet 2002 portant promotion et nomination"[Decree of 12 July 2002 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 2002 (163): 12078. 14 July 2002. PREX0205724D . Retrieved 25 August 2019. Born in Strasbourg and raised in Duttlenheim to an entrepreneurial family, Wenger was introduced to football by his father, the manager of the local village team. After a modest playing career, in which he made appearances for several amateur clubs, Wenger obtained a manager's diploma in 1981. Following an unsuccessful period at Nancy in 1987, Wenger joined Monaco; the club won the league championship in 1988. In 1991, Wenger guided Monaco to victory in the Coupe de France. In 1995, he moved to Japan to coach J.League side Nagoya Grampus Eight and won the Emperor's Cup and Japanese Super Cup in his first and only year. Moore, Glenn (23 August 2008). "Arsene Wenger: Success – I make it, I won't buy it". The Independent. London . Retrieved 19 May 2012.

McCarra, Kevin (8 March 2004). "Arsenal conjure up images of Ajax". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 26 January 2016. Wenger has not returned to the sidelines since leaving Arsenal, but as of November he has brought characteristic rigour to his role as Fifa’s head of Global Football Development. He separated from his wife, Annie Brosterhous, in 2015; their daughter Léa is finishing a doctorate in neuroscience at Cambridge University. He divides his time between London, Paris and Fifa’s base in Zurich, often staying in hotels, and he admits that the hardest part of Covid-19 for him was when most of the leagues around the world were suspended. “I don’t know why but football games are my life and I don’t think that’s ever going to change,” he says. “So I missed it very much.” Wilson, Jeremy (14 May 2007). "Fingers point at Poll as European dream dies". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 3 July 2013. Arsenal award departing manager Arsene Wenger golden 'Invincibles' trophy". BT Sport. 6 May 2018 . Retrieved 9 May 2018.

During October and November 2005, Wenger became embroiled in a war of words with Chelsea manager José Mourinho. Mourinho accused Wenger of having an "unprofessional obsession" with Chelsea and labelled him a " voyeur." [348] [349] Mourinho was quoted as saying, "He's worried about us, he's always talking about us – it's [always] Chelsea". [349] Wenger responded by pointing out he was only answering journalists' questions about Chelsea, and described Mourinho's attitude as "disrespectful". [350] Mourinho later apologised and clarified that he regretted his "voyeur" comment; Wenger accepted the apology. [351] In 2014, Mourinho reopened his feud with Wenger by calling him a "specialist in failure". [352] This was in response to Wenger's comments that Chelsea were favourites for the Premier League and managers did not want to take responsibility if they failed to win the title. [352] Wenger said Mourinho's comments were "silly and disrespectful" and had embarrassed Chelsea. [353] When asked if he regretted his remark, Mourinho replied: "You have to ask him if he regrets the comments he made". [354] In October 2014, during a Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea, Wenger was involved in a touchline spat with Mourinho. [355] Wenger later apologised for his behaviour. [356] Wilson, Jeremy (2 October 2015). "Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger must adapt his tactics to beat Chelsea or Jose Mourinho will have his number again". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022 . Retrieved 26 January 2016.

George Weah – unassuming even at the pinnacle of success". FIFA. 12 February 1996. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016 . Retrieved 21 February 2016. Staniforth, Tommy (16 February 1999). "Arsenal cut prices for Cup rematch". The Independent. London . Retrieved 3 January 2011.

Asked what he did in life, he proposes that his answer will be that he tried everything within his power to win football matches. In isolation, it is a statement which could be considered an attempt at humor but taken in the overall context of this published reflection on his career it is not an unreasonable assessment of what appears to have been Wenger’s primary objective in life.Such was the likelihood of Manchester United going on to retain the title, bookmaker Fred Done paid out on punters with two months of the season left. [137] Arsenal steadily closed the gap, however, and victory against Wimbledon in March 1998 set up a title clash between themselves and the reigning champions. [138] Wenger in the lead up to the game maintained it was possible for Arsenal to win the league, stating "two or three weeks ago, the title was just a dream for us and people laughed when I said we could still do it". [139] He suggested Manchester United were responsible for making the title race "interesting". [140] At Old Trafford, Overmars scored the decisive goal to give Arsenal a 1–0 win. [141] The victory was followed by nine consecutive league wins, the last of which was a home fixture against Everton that secured Arsenal's status as champions. [142] Wenger became the first foreign manager to win the double, when his team beat Newcastle United in the 1998 FA Cup Final. [143] Lawrence, Amy (2014). Invincible: Inside Arsenal's Unbeaten 2003–04 Season. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-241-97050-8. Pizzagate: a slice of strife". The Guardian. London. 15 September 2006 . Retrieved 18 February 2009. Sato, Shigemi (25 July 2013). "Wenger's time with Nagoya still resonates". The Japan Times. Tokyo . Retrieved 14 June 2016. Simons, Raoul (23 January 2006). "Walcott deal can't hide Wenger's foreign fancy". London Evening Standard. p.63.

Wilkes, Paul (3 November 2015). "Interview: Arsenal loanee Jon Toral on being at Barça and growing up with Bellerin". FourFourTwo . Retrieved 11 March 2016. Wilson, Jonathan (2013). Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics. Orion Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7528-8995-5. Culley, Jon (13 October 1996). "Wenger begins on Wright lines". The Independent on Sunday. London . Retrieved 1 January 2011.French. I speak German and English well, and French very well [laughs]. I can understand Italian, Spanish, some Japanese, but I speak them less well. But if I live for a while there it’s OK.