Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has unwittingly stated that he wanted to remain at the club for life as he felt “forever attached” at the Emirates.
Wenger made this known in his foreword to award-winning journalist Amy Lawrence’s new book ‘The Wenger Revolution: The Club of My Life’.
Wenger, who arrived in 1996, is the longest serving manager at Arsenal, spending 22 years at the club before his forceful departure as it was reported that he was given the option to resign or be sacked.
The results at Arsenal, including the lack of Champions League football made it necessary for Wenger to leave, paving way for a new era under Unai Emery.
The Frenchman said Arsenal already became a part of his identity as he lived his major part of his life in and for the London club.
Wenger wrote that staying in a club for just six months makes you feel attached to the team, noting that he felt forever attached in his case because it was a 22-year reign.
He however said his major target in each game he handled was to make fans happy and not go home crying after each of the games.
The former manager admits the power of football in making an influence in the lives of people of which he is not an exemption.
