RSS
ATOM
advertisement
Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger Is 'A Genius' - Sunderland Boss Steve Bruce
Black Cats chief admires Gunners counterpart...
| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £20.50 | Draw £32.50 | Arsenal £36.00 |
|
| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £21.00 | Draw £32.00 | Arsenal £36.00 |
|
| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £21.00 | Draw £32.50 | Arsenal £37.50 |
|
| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £21.00 | Draw £32.50 | Arsenal £37.50 |
|
| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £21.60 | Draw £33.50 | Arsenal £37.00 |
|
Nov 19, 2009 5:55:39 PM
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has affirmed his deep admiration for Arsenal's Arsene Wenger ahead of the Gunners' trip to the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
Bruce feels that the Frenchman deserves massive credit for the way in which he continues to develop great players and produce teams that play such attractive football.
"I get on well with Arsene and, of all the managers, he's probably helped me the most," the Mackems gaffer told The Sunderland Echo.
"He helped me get promoted with Birmingham by giving me three players on loan in one season - Nicklas Bendtner, Fabrice Muamba and Sebastian Larsson - and I'll always be grateful for that.
"They were arguably my three best players that season, so they had a massive influence on getting the club up.
"Arsenal are an exceptionally young, gifted team and the fella in charge is bordering on a genius.
"He's produced team after team, sold player after player and yet always managed to find other players to take their place.
"He's quite an incredible manager and, with his current crop of players, the future looks very, very healthy indeed for Arsenal.
"He's got to be up there with the greats because of how his teams play and the way he keeps on producing players and teams."
And Bruce refutes the notion that Wenger should be seen as some kind of failure because of his failure to win a trophy since 2005.
"People say Arsene and Arsenal need to win something this season, but I don't think so," he added.
Bruce feels that the Frenchman deserves massive credit for the way in which he continues to develop great players and produce teams that play such attractive football.
"I get on well with Arsene and, of all the managers, he's probably helped me the most," the Mackems gaffer told The Sunderland Echo.
"He helped me get promoted with Birmingham by giving me three players on loan in one season - Nicklas Bendtner, Fabrice Muamba and Sebastian Larsson - and I'll always be grateful for that.
"They were arguably my three best players that season, so they had a massive influence on getting the club up.
"Arsenal are an exceptionally young, gifted team and the fella in charge is bordering on a genius.
"He's produced team after team, sold player after player and yet always managed to find other players to take their place.
"He's quite an incredible manager and, with his current crop of players, the future looks very, very healthy indeed for Arsenal.
"He's got to be up there with the greats because of how his teams play and the way he keeps on producing players and teams."
And Bruce refutes the notion that Wenger should be seen as some kind of failure because of his failure to win a trophy since 2005.
"People say Arsene and Arsenal need to win something this season, but I don't think so," he added.
"They haven't won anything for four or five years but they have been through a long transitional period, and in that time they've moved to a new stadium and sold some big players.
"But the one thing Arsene has always done is produce more great young players.
"Certainly, the Arsenal fans would love to see their team win a trophy, but I am also sure they are delighted with their club and the way it is run - it's a flagship club in football.
"As for us, we're under no illusions, we know it will be tough taking on the sort of side that Arsenal are.
"People were maybe a bit dismissive of them at the start of the season but they are second in the league and scoring a stack of goals, knocking in fours and fives and because of where they are now as we approach December, they genuinely have to be considered as potential champions."
Zack Wilson, Goal.com UK
| Sign up with 188BET for a FREE bet up to £25 – Great Prices, Every Game |
|
| Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £100 in free bets! |
|
| Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to £25 |
|
| Sign up with bet365 for a free bet up to £200 |
|
| Sign up with Paddy Power for a free bet up to £50 |
|
Thank you for your comment!
Please enter your name
Please enter your location
Please share your comment!
48 Comments
Advertisement
Inside Goal.Com
-
Messi breaks Champions League knockout record
The Argentine, still only 24, is level with current record holders Raul and Andriy Shevchenko, but can surpass the two European greats with a solitary strike at Leverkusen tonight
-
What if Zlatan Ibrahimovic had joined Arsenal?
Ibra came close to joining the Gunners in 2000 and has since embarked on a hugely successful career; but he was the one that got away for Arsene Wenger
-
Arsenal can learn from Spurs' AC Milan win
The omens suggest the Gunners' preparation has already mimicked Spurs as Arsene Wenger heads to Italy looking to emulate their north London rivals' win last season
-
Cartoon: Maradona & Chavez still friends
Goal.com cartoonist Omar Momani gives us his unique take on the football news of the day ...
-
Should 'Vanishing Spray' be introduced globally?
The spray, which has been designed to stop defensive walls from encroaching closer than 10 yards to the ball at free-kicks, is set to be discussed at next month's IFAB meeting
Advertisement
Advertisement
