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What do arsenal fans think of the press conference? I've had mixed reactions from a few mates, some saying it's good that he's showing a bit of characters and others saying he's losing the plot

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What do arsenal fans think of the press conference? I've had mixed reactions from a few mates, some saying it's good that he's showing a bit of characters and others saying he's losing the plot

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Serious q... Jenkinson, whats happening with him? Is he good, over hyped or is he the next star?

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What do arsenal fans think of the press conference? I've had mixed reactions from a few mates, some saying it's good that he's showing a bit of characters and others saying he's losing the plot

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Straight rip from today's Arseblog as it sums it up perfectly. Ive emboldened an improtant section too, as its worth bearign in mind that Wenger gets by far the most amount of bollocks from journalists yet he's never refused to speak to them, never had any of them marched off the property, never refused to speak to one establishment for a number of years etc. etc., unlike another well known manager :/

"In other news you’ll no doubt have read by now about the manager’s performance at his press conference yesterday. Suffice to say that if what went on in that presser yesterday can be labelled as a meltdown then I’d love to see how it’d be reported when he really did lose his temper. He was tetchy and frustrated, no doubt about it, unhappy with a Sun story that suggested he was to be given a 2 year contract.

You can try and laugh it off all you like, and suggest that it’s ‘astonishing’ or ‘extraordinary’ that a story about giving a manager a new deal is in some way harmful, but they knew exactly what they were doing when they published it. The day after going out of the FA Cup against Blackburn, knowing fans are increasingly disillusioned and, let’s be honest, unhappy with the way that Arsene has managed this season (on top of others). So publishing a story like that, which he called ‘lies’ and ‘wrong’, can only be seen as a complete and utter wind-up.

Therefore, I’ve got no problem whatsoever with him being annoyed about it. He’s not a stupid man, he knows he’s under pressure, he knows his relationship with the fans is changing, and I don’t think he’s out of order in any way to stand up to falsehoods and untruths in the press. It’s funny how most people castigate the papers for making things up, except when it suits their own agenda. They’ll conveniently overlook the fact that a journalist simply invented a story because it raises their soapbox a little bit higher from which they can bleat.

The other thing to bear in mind is that Arsene Wenger is the most convivial press conference host ever. He never loses his temper, swears at journalists, bans them, has them removed from the training ground or anything like that. If you watch the videos on a weekly basis you’ll realise that 80% of the questions he’s asked are utterly inane and pointless, and he’s happy to indulge journalists when they consistently and persistently go off topic (witness the plethora of Balotelli questions just before the Man City game). I’ve seen him answer questions about politics, current affairs, other managers, other football clubs, and he plays it fair and square with the press.

So it’s a bit rich for them to go to town on him on the very rare occasion he has a little bit the hump.
He’s entitled to a grumpy day as much as any of us, and while I certainly have my issues with him at the moment, I’m right behind him here. Frankly, it’s long overdue."

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