Source: Daily_Mail
Harry Redknapp says stress has turned Arsene Wenger crazy
Harry Redknapp claims Arsene Wenger has been transformed from football's grand master into a raving nutcase by the intense pressure of 14 years in the English game.[LNB]Redknapp made a serious point about dangerous stress levels with a joke about Wenger, who was banned from the touchline and forced to watch from the stands as Arsenal won at Spurs this week.[LNB]'We can all remember when Arsene first came to England,' said Tottenham boss Redknapp. [LNB] Nutty professor: Harry Redknapp claims Arsene Wenger is going crazy like the rest of the Premier League's top bosses[LNB]'I remember reading articles saying he's like a professor, watching the game when all the other nutters are jumping up and down, shouting and screaming, hollering and hooting and this man is not like those idiots.[LNB]'He just sits there, studying every move that goes on the pitch, like chess. They never lost a game all season and it was OK. I could've sat there with a cigar, but suddenly then you start losing a few games and it all changes. Now he's joined the nutters. In fact, he is one of the key nutters!'[LNB]Wenger was fined £8,000 and banned from the touchline for one game after accepting a misconduct charge for pushing fourth official Martin Atkinson at Sunderland last weekend. He will be back in the dugout at the Emirates when Arsenal play West Bromwich Albion.[LNB] Angry man: Wenger was banned from the touchline after his altercation with fourth official Martin Atkinson last weekend[LNB]Redknapp said: 'That's what it does to you. Arsene was the quietest man of the lot at one point. He's a gentleman and I get on well with him. But that's the tension that you are under. It's affected him now. He is no longer sitting there, he's up arguing with everybody and gets into it all. It can't do you any good, can it?'[LNB]Redknapp has not been in trouble with the FA for more than three years. The last time was as Portsmouth manager, when he was sent to the stands during a game against Manchester City in February 2007. [LNB]'I don't think you can make a big difference,' said Redknapp.[LNB] Missing out: Wenger had to watch Arsenal's Carling Cup win over rivals Spurs from the stands[LNB]'In the end, you don't get anywhere. You can't change anything. You aren't going to make the referee whistle quicker. If he's played extra time, it's done.[LNB]'I used to go into the referees' room and get done two or three times a year before the FA and get fined and have a row with them all. In the end, it's done and what are you going to do? [LNB]'I'm sure I'll lose my head sometime, get the hump one Saturday.'[LNB] Irate Arsenal boss Wenger: I may as well ban myself from the touchline!We're in the money! Arsenal reveal record pre-tax profits of £56mSquillaci: I may be old compared to my Arsenal team-mates but I'm still goodWest Ham v TOTTENHAM: Luka Modric set to return to lineup for London derbyARSENAL FC
