Arsenal and the Wenger era

(Baonghean.vn) - On September 30, 1996, Arsenal appointed Wenger as head coach to replace Bruce Rioch and has held the position ever since. Recently, in the match against Crystal Palace, round 20 of the Premier League, coach Wenger equaled the record of 810 matches in the Premier League of Sir Alex Ferguson, a legend of MU and English football.

Perhaps the French coach himself did not dare to imagine the day he would march to Selhurst Park of Crystal Palace to mark his 810th match in charge of this prestigious tournament. An achievement that people thought only the great coach Alex Ferguson could achieve with Man Utd.

Coach Wenger equaled the record of 810 Premier League matches of Sir Alex Ferguson, a monument of MU and English football. Photo: Internet

Wenger's business philosophy is to never spend more than he earns. He has always paid attention to youth development by gathering players aged 9-11 from all over the world, training in the youth team and being screened until they turn 16, when the work permit regulations in the UK come into effect. Those who meet the requirements stay on, playing for Arsenal's B team and later the first team.

He was a pioneer in showing that other European players could still play the physical and emotional English style of football. His favourites such as Patrick Vieira, Dennis Bergkamp, ​​Thierry Henry helped the rest of English football realise: The football they played was different from Europe, but that did not mean European players could not play here.

He was fluent in French, Alsatian, German and English; he also spoke a little Italian, Spanish and Japanese, so he was constantly invited to coach at the national team and club level. But his heart and love belonged to Arsenal, no matter how ups and downs it was. Many of his students followed the call of money, followed the halo of big clubs and many times they returned to confront the respected teacher.

Since 1996, the Emirates Stadium has been familiar with the image of the coach wearing a heart-shaped collared sweater and silver hair urging his students to attack. Talking about Arsenal under Wenger means talking about charming and captivating football, most recently Alexis Sanchez and Lacazette.

Wenger's 809 match record. Photo: Internet

In terms of achievements, it is true that Wenger cannot match Sir Alex Ferguson, but he has had 3 titles of best coach of the year, 15 titles of best coach of the month. In 810 matches in charge, coach Wenger had 468 wins, 167 draws and 145 losses, while Sir Alex Ferguson's numbers were 828, 168 and 114.

He helped Arsenal win 3 FA Premier League Cups, 3 FA Cups, 4 FA Community Shields. Clearly in the Premier League, this respected professor deserves admiration for his contributions to Arsenal.

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