Arsene Wenger: 5 life lessons we can learn from the Arsenal manager

#4 Leadership

From a winger to a striker to a legend - Henry flourished under Arsene.

"He was a father figure, he helped me to become a better player, unlocked stuff in my brain that was sometimes stopping myself." - Thierry Henry, Arsenal's record goal-scorer.

This recent quote from one of Wenger's gems takes me back to a deeply philosophical interview Wenger gave to the French magazine, L'Equipe. Here's an extract:

"Religiously, it is said that God created man. I am only a guide. I allow others to express what they have in them. I have not created anything. I am a facilitator of what is beautiful in man.

When you read Henry's quote and then these words from Wenger, you get a real good sense of Wenger's ways. Back when the Russian riches were being pumped into London's blue half, Wenger handed the captain's armband to a 21-year-old Cesc Fabregas. Who's now been bought by the aforementioned Blues for a good sum.

"My constant battle in this business is to get out there what is beautiful in man," Wenger has inspired some scintillating football from Aaron Ramsey over the years.

Back when the middle-east moolah started pouring in, Wenger lost one of his prodigies to a horror-injury. People doubted whether Ramsey would ever play at the top level again, but Wenger believed. Today, Aaron Ramsey has three FA Cup winner medals to his name and the Welshman has scored the winner in two of those finals.

I don't speak against the Premier League's rich, but I speak for Arsene who at all times has stuck by his values. Come hail or storm or Mourinho.