Source: SKY_Sports
Wenger - I did see it
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Arsene Wenger has admitted there have been occasions where he has strayed from the truth in a bid to protect his players.[LNB] The Arsenal manager very rarely publicly criticises members of his own squad, preferring to gloss over controversial incidents by claiming he did not see what occurred.[LNB]But the Frenchman has now confirmed that his supposed myopia is often due to the fact that he is unable to explain a player's actions.[LNB]Asked if he had ever been economical with the truth, the Frenchman told the Daily Mail: "Yes, because you are thinking, 'Why has he (a player) done that?' and you know you cannot explain it.[LNB]"At times I saw it, and I said I didn't to protect the player, because I could not find any rational explanation to defend him.[LNB]"This is a job where you have to have an optimistic view of human nature or you become paranoid. You always have to think that a guy wants to do well.[LNB]"A coach is there to help. He must think that if he helps in the correct way the players will respond. You cannot be suspicious."[LNB]ConnectionsWenger also spoke about his long-term project at Arsenal and admitted he would have been "betraying his beliefs" if he had abandoned it to go and work for Real Madrid.[LNB]"I want to go to the end of my job here. I built this team, I want to deliver with this team and I feel that if I left I would in some way have betrayed my beliefs," he said.[LNB]"It is nothing to do with what Real Madrid have done. I just couldn't see leaving this team at this stage of their development."[LNB]Wenger stressed the main objective for him is to create a coherent team, rather than to try and build a side around a handful of key individuals.[LNB]"I believe in working in our job, creating connections between the players. I believe in what makes football great," Wenger said.[LNB]"It is a team sport, a collective sport. You can win because you are more a team, or because you have more individual talent. What is interesting for me is the team ethic. [LNB]"I love the Davis Cup, but I am not a big fan of individual tennis. It is when sport is about the team that I like it. I like the Ryder Cup."[LNB]
