Arsene Wenger interview, Premier League: Arsene Wenger admits regretting not leaving Arsenal job earlier, says ‘could’ve gone to Real Madrid, Juventus, or Man Utd’- Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has finally admitted his regret at not leaving Arsenal sooner than 2018. The Frenchman who was the subject of a new documentary titled Arsene Wenger: Invincible focuses on his 22-year stint with the north London club. Find out Arsene Wenger stats below.
During his time at Arsenal, he became the most successful head coach in the club’s history. Wenger guided Arsenal to three Premier League titles – including the memorable 2003-04 Invincibles campaign – and seven FA Cup triumphs.
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Arsene Wenger interview, Premier League: Arsene Wenger admits regretting not leaving Arsenal job earlier, says ‘could’ve gone to Real Madrid, Juventus, or Man Utd’
While Arsene Wenger was the longest-serving coach at the Gunners, his final few years at the club were bitter with fans turning on him for not winning trophies, despite 20 consecutive seasons of Champions League football.
The French coach previously described his final few months at the club as ‘like a funeral.‘
‘I identified myself completely with the club – that was the mistake I made,‘ said Wenger, to the Telegraph. ‘My fatal flaw is I love too much where I am… where I was. I regret it. I should have gone somewhere else.‘
In his first decade at the club, Wenger’s reign had been synonymous with victory, the Frenchman’s three Premier League titles all coming in his first 10 years.
Wenger admits that while Dein made his own decision to move on at that time, he should have also reflected upon his own role.
‘Sometimes I wonder – was something broken after that Invincible season?‘ said Wenger. ‘2007 was a decisive point. It was the first time I could feel there were tensions inside the board. I was torn between being loyal to the club and being loyal to David [Dein].’
Arsene Wenger interview, Premier League: Arsene Wenger admits regretting not leaving Arsenal job earlier, says ‘could’ve gone to Real Madrid, Juventus, or Man Utd’
‘I still today wonder if I did the right thing because life was never exactly the same after. I thought, “I have now to go to the end of this project“.
Arsene Wenger interview, Premier League: Arsene Wenger admits regretting not leaving Arsenal job earlier, says ‘could’ve gone to Real Madrid, Juventus, or Man Utd’
‘I could have gone to the French national team. The English national team twice or three times even. I could have gone twice to Real Madrid. I could have gone to Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, even Man United.‘
Arsene Wenger has not been back at the Emirates since leaving the club 3 years ago. However, in his interview, he also says that it is not important.
‘Now there is no special reason for me to go there,‘ he said. ‘All the rest is purely emotion, and that is less important. It is the end of your life – at least of one life – like a funeral. The end of a love story is always sad.‘
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Arsene Wenger Stats
Premier League – 823 games, 473 wins, 199 draws, 151 losses, 57.5% winning percentage
UEFA Champions League – 177 games, 83 wins, 41 draws, 53 losses
FA Cup – 109 games, 73 wins, 22 draws, 14 losses
League Cup – 73 games, 42 wins, 9 draws, 22 losses
UEFA Cup/Europa League – 23 games, 14 wins, 5 draws, 4 losses
UEFA Champions League qualifying – 14 games, 13 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses
Community Shield – 9 games, 6 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss
🗣 “Every night was football, football, football. And tomorrow, football again.” – Arsène Wenger
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Arsene Wenger Stats: Wenger’s first/last 10 years
1996-97 to 2005-06 – 11 trophies, 556 games, 320 wins, 137 draws, 99 losses, 1005 goals scored, 507 goals allowed, 57.6% win percentage, 1.81 goals scored per game, 0.91 goals allowed per game
2006-07 to Present – 6 trophies, 672 games, 384 wins, 143 draws, 146 defeats, 1280 goals scored, 712 goals allowed, 57.1% winning percentage, 1.90 goals scored per game, 1.06 goals allowed per game
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