Wenger slams media for taking words out of context
The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not very happy with the way the media has been twisting his comments after matches, and using just a few words to make it look like he is saying bad things about his opponents.
He cites the Chelsea game, where he praised Chelsea’s play after the game, but the media focused on the words “we didn’t get a demonstration of football” and “We completely dominated Chelsea”.
Wenger said: “I would just like to say that I was full of compliments and praise for Chelsea after the game and I find it completely unfair from the press that you take one word of my press conference to turn it in a kind of probe every time.”
“You did that at Villa (where Martin O’Neill lambasted Wenger for criticising his team’s tactics), you did that at Chelsea and every time. If you look at the intent of my press conference it was positive towards the opponent.
“If you want, we can have a press conference and I can say nothing, don’t worry.
“As for Ballack’s comments, I am long enough in England to know that the team who wins can say what they want. They are right.
“It is my job to take a distance from that and analyse the game in a calm way with a cool head and to analyse what is right.”
“I have to live with all the conclusions that Chelsea are a much better side, but I believe what I believe.”
“There is only one way to play football – that is to win games and be efficient. The best way to win the games is the way which is most adapted to the qualities of your players and the philosophy of your club. That is what we try to be faithful to.”
The media certainly wouldn’t be very happy if he refused to say anything at all!
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Irrelevants talks are dissapointing,and i hate them too.
They don’t just do it with our manager. Virtually every famous person is misquoted deliberately in the media. The reporters know that most people will not bother doing anything about it. Without such tactics they wouldn’t get half their articles read. Arsene Wenger knows this very well and so does Ancellotti. I don’t feel Arsene needed to explain anything.