In an exclusive interview with beIN Sports, Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger talked about his favourite footballer, food, managing England and much more.
Arsene Wenger is a person who keeps to himself and focuses only on football. The phrase that ‘there is no substitute for hard work’ is how one can define Wenger’s life. Wenger has been the boss at the Emirates stadium for over 19 years but his vigour and passion have not grown old by even a day. Though Wenger has only won 3 Premier League titles in 19 long years at the club, but he has built a legacy that is unmatched in the footballing world. Wenger became the first manager in the Premier league to get in players from abroad and from ‘boring’ he turned Arsenal as John Cross said ‘entertainers’. Arsene Wenger’s life is football. Even in his leisure time when he is away from the Emirates stadium, he works as a football analyst for a French television channel. But in this interview we see another side of Wenger as never seen before.
In a one on one session Wenger reveals his sporting hero and chooses his best player between Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Here are the list of questions asked to Wenger and his whacky yet diplomatic replies
Proudest moment?
The first championship win.
Best player?
Maybe…. Messi
Player you knew was a star first time you saw him?
Maybe… Bergkamp
Would you prefer to win Champions League as a player or a manager?
As a manager
Favourite rival?
Have no favourite, only bad rivals!
Would you manage English national team?
With my heart yes, but I turned it down as I feel it should be an Englishman.
Favourite sport apart from football?
Rugby
Greatest sporting hero?
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali)
If you could be any other sportsperson who would you be?
Usain Bolt
Who is a teachers pet?
All of them!
(well Arsene knows!)
And in a hilarious mix up the Frenchman mishears the question Favourite place of food in the world to be Favourite plate of food in the world and he answers
My home plate, Sauerkraut!