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Quotes by Arsene Wenger

Arsene Wenger

“If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all”

“He made the impossible possible.”

“Dont forget, he started out as a centre-forward when he was young and sometimes he reminds people of that.”

“I feel the team is back focused, with belief, disciplined and sharp.”

“! enjoy it when we play good football, but that means running quickly, jumping high and, of course, putting your foot in. I do not like players who do not get involved in the fight, I concede that, but I never tell anybody to kick an opponent. Never.”

“Is the title over or not? I dont believe so. If everyone is right about the championship, then lets stop, give them the trophy and then start again.”

“I spent long years alongside him so obviously I learned a lot from him but also from different people, different clubs, different countries and different continents. Ive got bits and pieces of everyone.”

“I did not agree with the direction in which the club was going in terms of management. That tells you I am passionate. Im not in football to sit behind my desk.”

“I am very confident. I have a great belief in the team and will go for the win,”

“That is a little bit the danger with Thierry - he scores every year 25 goals and then is not there,”

In some ways England is more liberal than France, but I also find it more intrusive. But when you go abroad you have to accept the ways of where you live. I have to respect that.

Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.

At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.

If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all.

As a coach you can influence the diet of your players. You can point out what is wrong.

I believe one of the best things about managing people is that we can influence lives in a positive way. Thats basically what a manager is about. When I can do that, I am very happy.

I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art.

A manager is a guide. He takes a group of people and says, With you I can make us a success; I can show you the way.