Wenger heart bleeds for Barca
Wenger heart bleeds for Barca
Arsene Wenger was cheerful and slightly impatient. Goalless draw with Hull City, which was completed a few minutes ago, was already a distant memory. He broke earlier mandatory press conference with the explanation that there are many urgent meeting with TV, more than 3000 kilometers from there, in Gran Canaria, Barcelona was preparing to start his match against Las Palmas. So again here Tuesday night of "Emirates", another puzzle in blue and red stripes, another chapter in the drama that has caused so much pleasure and pain over the years. "You admire, of course," he said after seeing how tore his Barcelona team in 2010. "But also and worry."
Barcelona arouses strong emotions and sophisticated in Wenger. His respect for their success and football culture are deep and palpable. Again praise him for Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were sincere and warm. But the scars are just as profound. Barcelona makes your heart bleed Wenger, like few other teams.
It all started in December 1993 when his brilliant Monaco was screened at "Camp Nou" of Michael Laudrup, Hristo Stoichkov and Txiki Begiristain, and while the actors have changed, the plot is maintained. Luis Enrique and Luis Figo in 1999 .; Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o in 2006 .; Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2010 .; Messi in 2010 and again in 2011. Now the threat is tripled: Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, attacking swarm that few defenders can deduct, if any.
Again, Wenger could not resist and expressed his admiration for the penalty which Messi handed Suarez last weekend. "In French we call it complicity - he said. - Besides individual qualities and three have, they are perfectly aware that many hard to find. They are very united. When you see a player like Messi, instead scored 300th goal, to feed the ball to Suarez, although he was able to note - this means a lot. comradeship. I think Suarez gave this team. he did it at Liverpool, do it and playing with Cavani and Forlan (Uruguay ). It is the people who manage to create that spirit. "
It is normal to wonder how would things go if Wenger had managed to bring Suarez to Arsenal in the summer of 2013. Had he was considering what would be? "Before, yes - he said. - But now, no."
Many coaches are afraid to praise thus his opponents before a big game. But not Wenger. He was a coach, yes, but also a connoisseur, connoisseur. Some noted a sense of genuinely fun, which imported the pitch Messi, Neymar and Suarez. "But playing football is really fun - do not forget it," replied Wenger.
Of course, boasting attackers of Barcelona is one, and conservation - is quite another thing. That's why goalless draw with Hull told us absolutely nothing in this regard. Because against Barcelona seems to be a completely different match in which mastery of the ball, Arsenal than 69% will be given against them.
Wenger revealed earlier this season against Bayern Munich, he was ready to dig deep against stronger opponents, and may again resort to the approach of waiting. "I believe that sometime during the match we will have to act retracted because of the way they play - he said. - In these big games when we host the first meeting, we can not be stupid. Very often earn as guest and allow goals at home. We need to find a good balance. "
Which is a radical change for players accustomed to possess the ball, not to run after her. But as Wenger said: "We have to get used to!" It was impossible to ignore cheerfulness in his voice. These are the games that loves; These are the nights for which he lives. Who knows how many there will be in your way? So once again to a video and training courses. Once again admiration from anxiety. Another push very hard to be cured one heart, which is stabbed hundreds of times but still refuses to break.
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