Ex-Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he is still saddened by his departure from Arsenal because he still loves the club he helped build for so many years.
Wenger coached Arsenal from 1996 to 2018, establishing himself as one of the best managers in English football history.
The Frenchman has not been associated with the club since his leave, having taken up the post of FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development, and he admits it is tough for him not to be working with his former club.
What Did Arsene Wenger Say?
He told Sky Sports, “It’s a bit of sadness.” “It’s the end of passion, not the end of a love because I still love Arsenal, still love the Premier League. It’s the first league I watch, and even today, that has not changed. But you’re not part of it anymore as closely as you were before, so it’s very difficult.”
He continued: “Forty years basically in this job, never one year have I stopped, so of course, it is very tough because you miss the tension, the intensity, the great moments, even the bad moments you missed. That’s why, of course, it was very tough.
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What Did Wenger Say On His Greatest Rival Mourinho?
Wenger went on to talk about his greatest rival, Jose Mourinho, who he famously disagreed with often during Mourinho’s Premier League stint.
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he always looked forward to playing Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea because those games were always among the biggest on the schedule.
“Well, basically I would say it is always a big game, a game that decides the championship and, at the time, it was more Man United and Chelsea as well,” he said. “But, my rivalry was always with the clubs than with the person [manager], I never made any statements on a personal level.
“I had a lot of aggravations with Mourinho at the time because I felt that Chelsea were the first club that came in and spent money they didn’t earn.”
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