Source: Telegraph
Arsenal's Arsene Wenger learned football tactics in a pub
Wenger grew up above La Croix d'Or, the Duttlenheim bistro run by his parents, and says the experience played a vital role in his development.
"There is no better psychological education than growing up in a pub," said Wenger. "Because when you are five or six years old, you meet all different people and hear how cruel they can be to each other. From an early age you get a practical, psychological education to get into the minds of people.
"It is not often that a boy of five or six is always living with adults in a little village. I learned about tactics and selection from the people talking about football in the pub - who plays on the left wing and who should be in the team."
Wenger will be 60 next month, but insists he will continue in football as long as possible.
"I don't believe in retiring unless you have to. I have never had a day when I think I could live without football.
"I know one day it will happen but you shouldn't live every day knowing you are going to die – you live knowing that you want to live."
Wenger admitted it can become too physically demanding in old age to remain as a football manager and that when the time comes he is sure others will let him know.
He added: "In our job you need physical strength and to be a bit of an animal to convince people it's important to win.
"But once that physical strength goes it's a handicap, although you can compensate to an extent with experience. But you need in some way to be an animal and you need physical power. You will know if you are not hungry enough any more but other people will tell you if you are not good enough any more.
"It's not for a manager to know - it's for other people to know and to tell him."
