Arsene Wenger vs Jose Mourinho always brings several talking points whenever the who face off. Their heated pitch side battles take the spotlight away from the teams that actually play on the pitch.
Recently Jose Mourinho released a book in which he had something very intemperate to say about Arsene Wenger. The Portuguese wrote about the anger Wenger strips up in him and explained that he would break his face if he ever met him on the street or any place that is not a football pitch.
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People are always talking about the pot shots the ‘Special One’ dishes out to Wenger on a regular basis, but the reason behind why he does it even when it isn;t necessary is what puzzles many. Well, Arsenal legend Ian Wright has a brilliant explanation for this. In his book ‘A Life in Football’, he wrote about the ‘grudge’ Jose holds against Wenger.
“The only thing he can be criticised for is he’s too intelligent. He’s just got too much. He came through the barren years with his dignity and pride intact – that’s why Mourinho cannot deal with how Arsene Wenger is, why Ferguson couldn’t.”
“The only thing he can be criticised for is he’s too intelligent. He’s just got too much,’ Wright wrote in his new autobiography A Life in Football.He winds them up without saying anything. Look at what Ferguson did at Manchester United, but he would still look across to Arsene and feel aggrieved for some reason.”
“Mourinho’s won more and done more than us, but he’ll still look at Arsene and feel aggrieved, because Arsene is the embodiment of his own legacy. He is football, he is what it’s all about. He’s why any of us do this.”
“He’s all about the game in its purest sense and what he wants to bring out of his players is part of that game.It’s not about personal stuff or individual awards: it’s about his players doing the best they can. He’s not just a great man, he’s a really great bloke too.”
Wenger took the blame for Arsenal’s barren years
Wenger went through a very tough time in his Arsenal career when the club was almost broke after building the new stadium and he had limited funds to make transfers but still manager to keep the club in the Champions League which is a major achievement for any manager.
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During that time, he got a lot of stick from fans and pundits, with Ian Wright one of those voices of criticism. But now the former England striker admitted in his book that he felt guilty of criticising the Frenchman not knowing what he knew.
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