Wenger - Bad Sporters https://www.badsporters.com News Blogging About Athletes Being Caught Up Sat, 06 Jan 2018 04:19:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Wenger couldn https://www.badsporters.com/2018/01/06/wenger-couldn/ https://www.badsporters.com/2018/01/06/wenger-couldn/#respond Sat, 06 Jan 2018 04:19:18 +0000 http://www.badsporters.com/?p=1309 Arsene Wenger claimed he was unable to deal personally with his Football Association misconduct charge due to the time constraints of adjusting to Arsenal’s new recruitment structure. This month’s January window is the first active transfer period in which new head of recruitment Sven Mislintat, who joined the Gunners last month from Borussia Dortmund, has […]

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Arsene Wenger claimed he was unable to deal personally with his Football Association misconduct charge due to the time constraints of adjusting to Arsenal’s new recruitment structure.

This month’s January window is the first active transfer period in which new head of recruitment Sven Mislintat, who joined the Gunners last month from Borussia Dortmund, has been able to make his mark.

Mislintat’s arrival is part of a series of backroom changes including Raul Sanllehi’s appointment as head of football relations, although the former Barcelona executive does not officially begin work at Emirates Stadium on February 1.

Wenger has been fined £40,000 and banned for three matches after being charged by the FA over his behaviour in the referee’s room following the Gunners’ 1-1 draw with West Brom on New Year’s Eve.

Wenger requested a personal hearing when facing a similar charge last year but opted against doing so this time.

And, speaking prior to public confirmation of his latest punishment, the Frenchman insisted he is focused primarily on the club’s transfer strategy, having made their first signing of 2018 by landing Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina earlier this week.

Wenger confirmed Mislintat originally identified Mavropanos as a possible target and said: “It is important to find a new balance. For them [Mislintat and Sanllehi], it’s more difficult than for me, because they have to adapt to a new environment, they discover suddenly a different structure and overall that is at the moment a bit new and unusual because it’s an important period but we are not used to work together.

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“How do you get that relationship? Well, by communicating, and that’s why I said I have no time to take care of my charge because I’ve meetings with them, to talk about how we can make it all work because.

“For them, Sven, it’s important to know all the scouts. We have a big scouting system so he has to meet everybody and to explain how it works, that’s why it’s very time-consuming at the moment.

“We talk. We know the players. We know. It’s not that we discover, we know every single player in Europe before Sven arrived. Sometimes, in a little club in Germany, he might know somebody we might ignore.”

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Wenger is also preparing for Sunday’s FA Cup third round tie at Nottingham Forest and he confirmed goalkeeper David Ospina will start at the City Ground in addition to next Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final, first leg against Chelsea.

The 68-year-old also hinted that Ainsley Maitland-Niles could get an opportunity to play in central midfield, having broken into the first-team this season primarily as either a left-back or left wing-back.

“It’s a possibility,” added Wenger. “It’s his preferred position but at the moment I have [Sead] Kolasinac out, [Nacho] Monreal out and I don’t have much choice on the left side unless I play another young boy in Josh Da Silva. I haven’t made that decision yet.”

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will serve a three-match touchline ban after being charged by the Football Association over a confrontation with Mike Dean following Sunday’s draw at West Brom.

The FA also fined Wenger £40,000 for the incident, in which the Frenchman is alleged to have verbally abused Dean in his changing room and questioned his integrity.

Wenger has repeatedly criticised the Premier League’s refereeing standards this season, and served a four-match touchline ban last year after an altercation with fourth official Anthony Taylor following another late penalty against his team.

After he was charged in the Dean incident, Wenger also spoke out against the referees after calling Chelsea’s penalty at the Emirates “farcical.” He has been asked by the FA to provide observations about those comments.

At a news conference earlier on Friday, Wenger said he “100 percent” stood by his criticism of the officials.

“I’m in England for 21 years, I try to serve this game with honesty and integrity and when I have something to say I will say it,” he said. “On that front, nothing will change. Never.”

Wenger is now set to miss Sunday’s FA Cup game at Nottingham Forest, the first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal against Chelsea on Wednesday, and the Premier League trip to Bournemouth on Jan. 14.

He was invited to his former Monaco player George Weah’s presidential inauguration in Liberia, and said before the punishment came down: “Maybe if I’m suspended I will have time to go.”

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LONDON — Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has refused to back down from his recent criticism of Premier League referees.

Wenger also claimed Eden Hazard should have been booked for a dive in the incident that saw Chelsea awarded a penalty in their 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.

The manager has hit out at what he perceives to be falling standards in Premier League refereeing and said he was “shocked” to be charged by the Football Association over an alleged confrontation with Mike Dean following Sunday’s draw at West Brom.

Wenger was incensed by a late penalty decision in that game and then called Chelsea’s penalty at the Emirates “farcical.”

He has been asked by the FA to provide observations about those comments.

But speaking at a news conference ahead of the FA Cup match against Nottingham Forest, he said: “I maintain what I said in the press conference 100 percent, and I have nothing to change in that.

“I’m in England for 21 years, I try to serve this game with honesty and integrity and when I have something to say I will say it. On that front, nothing will change. Never.

“I think it was a yellow card for Hazard, 100 percent. But I have a right to have my opinion and I respect everybody’s opinion.”

Wenger also admitted that Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere may have dived in a second-half incident that some pundits felt warranted a second yellow card for the midfielder.

“Yes, maybe he did,” he said. “But why should that change my opinion on the penalty? Nothing to do with it. Every situation is different.”

Wenger said he had not requested a personal FA hearing to plead his case after being charged, having said after the Chelsea game that he would contest it.

However, he did not confirm on Friday whether he would contest the charge or admit it in order to get a reduced touchline ban.

“At the moment, I’m focused on football,” he said. “If you imagine that I’m 21 years in the game, and what I’ve seen and heard in the corridors from people, you can quite understand that I’m surprised and shocked by having been charged.”

The Arsenal manager said he had the right to demand a higher standard of refereeing after having led calls for Premier League officials to become full-time.

“We can talk and talk,” he said. “At the end of the day, we always spend time on talking about things that are not really important in the game.

“What we want is to see big football games, we have big players on the football pitch, and you want them to be refereed by top-quality people.

“And I think I contributed a lot to give referees a great opportunity to be at their best because I had a huge influence on the fact that they became professional.

“I believe I had more of a positive influence on that, and that’s why I can as well be demanding. That’s what I want from them is to be at their top. And I’m quite surprised that that is shocking.”

An FA touchline ban could see Wenger miss both Sunday’s FA Cup game and the first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal against Chelsea on Wednesday.

But having been invited to his former Monaco player George Weah’s presidential inauguration in Liberia, he said: “Maybe if I’m suspended I will have time to go.”

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LONDON — Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has refused to back down from his recent criticism of Premier League referees.

Wenger also claimed Eden Hazard should have been booked for a dive in the incident that saw Chelsea awarded a penalty in their 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.

The manager has hit out at what he perceives to be falling standards in Premier League refereeing and said he was “shocked” to be charged by the Football Association over an alleged confrontation with Mike Dean following Sunday’s draw at West Brom.

Wenger was incensed by a late penalty decision in that game and then called Chelsea’s penalty at the Emirates “farcical.”

He has been asked by the FA to provide observations about those comments.

But speaking at a news conference ahead of the FA Cup match against Nottingham Forest, he said: “I maintain what I said in the press conference 100 percent, and I have nothing to change in that.

“I’m in England for 21 years, I try to serve this game with honesty and integrity and when I have something to say I will say it. On that front, nothing will change. Never.

“I think it was a yellow card for Hazard, 100 percent. But I have a right to have my opinion and I respect everybody’s opinion.”

Wenger also admitted that Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere may have dived in a second-half incident that some pundits felt warranted a second yellow card for the midfielder.

“Yes, maybe he did,” he said. “But why should that change my opinion on the penalty? Nothing to do with it. Every situation is different.”

Wenger said he had not requested a personal FA hearing to plead his case after being charged, having said after the Chelsea game that he would contest it.

However, he did not confirm on Friday whether he would contest the charge or admit it in order to get a reduced touchline ban.

“At the moment, I’m focused on football,” he said. “If you imagine that I’m 21 years in the game, and what I’ve seen and heard in the corridors from people, you can quite understand that I’m surprised and shocked by having been charged.”

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The Arsenal manager said he had the right to demand a higher standard of refereeing after having led calls for Premier League officials to become full-time.

“We can talk and talk,” he said. “At the end of the day, we always spend time on talking about things that are not really important in the game.

“What we want is to see big football games, we have big players on the football pitch, and you want them to be refereed by top-quality people.

“And I think I contributed a lot to give referees a great opportunity to be at their best because I had a huge influence on the fact that they became professional.

“I believe I had more of a positive influence on that, and that’s why I can as well be demanding. That’s what I want from them is to be at their top. And I’m quite surprised that that is shocking.”

An FA touchline ban could see Wenger miss both Sunday’s FA Cup game and the first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal against Chelsea on Wednesday.

But having been invited to his former Monaco player George Weah’s presidential inauguration in Liberia, he said: “Maybe if I’m suspended I will have time to go.”

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The English Football Association late on Tuesday charged Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for comments against match officials after the 1-1 Premier League draw at West Bromwich Albion on New Year’s Eve.

“It is alleged his language and/or behavior in the match officials’ changing room after the game was abusive and/or improper and/or questioned the integrity of the match referee,” the FA said in a statement.

Wenger has until Friday to respond to the charge.

The Frenchman was handed a four-match ban for misconduct last January for pushing the fourth official after his team’s 2-1 win over Burnley, and risks another suspension for his latest outburst.

Sunday had seen Wenger surpass former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson’s Premier League record with his 811th game in charge at one team, but that was soured by the outcome.

Dean awarded an 89th minute penalty after Calum Chambers was adjudged to have handled in the area, with Jay Rodriguez converting to deny Arsenal victory and provoke a furious reaction.

Wenger, whose team saw out 2017 in fifth place, was spoken to by Dean.

“I did fight many years ago for referees to become professional, but unfortunately their levels do not go up. It is difficult to accept,” the manager told Sky Sports afterwards. 

Earlier, Wenger moved to allay the fears of Arsenal fans saying he would replace both Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil with world-class players should they end up leaving.

Both Sanchez, who came close to moving to Manchester City on the final day of the last transfer window in August, and Ozil’s contracts are up at the end of the present season.

Sanchez’s attitude and commitment to the club have been questioned by fans and some of his teammates did not congratulate the 29-year-old Chilean after he scored a double in the 3-2 Premier League win over Crystal Palace last Thursday.

Wenger, whose transfer dealings have been a sore point with sections of the Arsenal support, said he would also be on the look-out for players in the present transfer window.

“We are open to any position for the exceptional player that can give us a plus. It depends a little bit on the injuries as well,” said the Arsenal manager on the eve of its match with reigning Premier League champion Chelsea.

“On the other hand it depends if we manage to extend the contracts of the players who are at the end of their contracts in June. It will depend on that as well. We have to take the consequences of those decisions and respond to it.

“How we cope with that, first of all we have not lost them yet, and secondly we will respond to that by bringing in players of top quality. This club has lost many, many big players and has always responded well.”

However, the 68-year-old Frenchman refuted suggestions he was targeting Chelsea’s Brazil center-back David Luiz or French international midfielder Thomas Lemar from Monaco.

The failure to sign 22-year-old Lemar back in August led to the collapse of the Sanchez move to Manchester City.

“I don’t want to think about any special names, but these reports are wrong,” said Wenger, whose side is currently fifth in the table, six points behind Liverpool in fourth but with a game in hand.

As for catching runaway leader City, Wenger said there is the slimmest glimmer of hope for its rival given its two recent performances — a 1-0 win away at struggling Newcastle United and then a 0-0 draw on Sunday against relegation-threatened Crystal Palace.

“They have shown signs of being less dominant,” said Wenger, whose side are 21 points behind City.”One of the teams behind need to have a perfect run and they (City) need to collapse a bit.” 

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Arsenal’s French manager Arsene Wenger (left) has words with English referee Mike Dean during the English Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns stadium in central England on Sunday. 

The English Football Association late on Tuesday charged Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for comments against match officials after the 1-1 Premier League draw at West Bromwich Albion on New Year’s Eve.

“It is alleged his language and/or behavior in the match officials’ changing room after the game was abusive and/or improper and/or questioned the integrity of the match referee,” the FA said in a statement.

Wenger has until Friday to respond to the charge.

The Frenchman was handed a four-match ban for misconduct last January for pushing the fourth official after his team’s 2-1 win over Burnley, and risks another suspension for his latest outburst.

Sunday had seen Wenger surpass former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson’s Premier League record with his 811th game in charge at one team, but that was soured by the outcome.

Dean awarded an 89th minute penalty after Calum Chambers was adjudged to have handled in the area, with Jay Rodriguez converting to deny Arsenal victory and provoke a furious reaction.

Wenger, whose team saw out 2017 in fifth place, was spoken to by Dean.

“I did fight many years ago for referees to become professional, but unfortunately their levels do not go up. It is difficult to accept,” the manager told Sky Sports afterwards. 

Earlier, Wenger moved to allay the fears of Arsenal fans saying he would replace both Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil with world-class players should they end up leaving.

Both Sanchez, who came close to moving to Manchester City on the final day of the last transfer window in August, and Ozil’s contracts are up at the end of the present season.

Sanchez’s attitude and commitment to the club have been questioned by fans and some of his teammates did not congratulate the 29-year-old Chilean after he scored a double in the 3-2 Premier League win over Crystal Palace last Thursday.

Wenger, whose transfer dealings have been a sore point with sections of the Arsenal support, said he would also be on the look-out for players in the present transfer window.

“We are open to any position for the exceptional player that can give us a plus. It depends a little bit on the injuries as well,” said the Arsenal manager on the eve of its match with reigning Premier League champion Chelsea.

“On the other hand it depends if we manage to extend the contracts of the players who are at the end of their contracts in June. It will depend on that as well. We have to take the consequences of those decisions and respond to it.

“How we cope with that, first of all we have not lost them yet, and secondly we will respond to that by bringing in players of top quality. This club has lost many, many big players and has always responded well.”

However, the 68-year-old Frenchman refuted suggestions he was targeting Chelsea’s Brazil center-back David Luiz or French international midfielder Thomas Lemar from Monaco.

The failure to sign 22-year-old Lemar back in August led to the collapse of the Sanchez move to Manchester City.

“I don’t want to think about any special names, but these reports are wrong,” said Wenger, whose side is currently fifth in the table, six points behind Liverpool in fourth but with a game in hand.

As for catching runaway leader City, Wenger said there is the slimmest glimmer of hope for its rival given its two recent performances — a 1-0 win away at struggling Newcastle United and then a 0-0 draw on Sunday against relegation-threatened Crystal Palace.

“They have shown signs of being less dominant,” said Wenger, whose side are 21 points behind City.“One of the teams behind need to have a perfect run and they (City) need to collapse a bit.” 

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