Arsène Wenger
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
and work on the road of your life with the values that look important to you.
After that, you win, you lose.
It's part of life.
Well, I'm not against the money because I did fight my whole life to let the players get well paid.
So I'm happy for them.
The players are not responsible for the money they get.
It's the success of football that produces the money.
The only thing I insisted always, life is about give and take.
And don't forget to give.
If you get big money or small money, once you sign, give your best to your club.
Well, I guided the club through this period that was sensitive, but we still produced fantastic games and fantastic football.
We won the championship, but as well, we finished five times second.
When you finish second, you're not nobody.
We were consistent.
What is the most difficult?
But we had not anymore...
the experience and maturity to win in the decisive moments of the season.
That was until 2014 where we could buy again better players because the burden of debt was diminished then.
I took that challenge because I thought it's another way for a manager, you know, you have an influence on the style of play, the trophies you win.
and on the individual development of our players, but as well on the quality of the development of your club, on the brand, on the values that you carry through the world.