Arsene Wenger by John Cross
In this fascinating account of Arsene Wenger's reign as manager of Arsenal and the methods he has used to keep the club at the top, John Cross has spoken to everyone from board members to players and backroom staff to build the most complete portrait of the man and his management style, and the club he has inspired for almost 20 years. When Wenger arrived at Arsenal in 1996, he was little known to fans at the club and many doubted he could bring back the glory days of George Graham. But soon he was transforming the way the team played, melding the famous English defensive spine of Adams, Keown, Dixon, Winterburn and Seaman with a hugely creative foreign attacking spirit, epitomised by Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry and Robert Pires. At the same time, he introduced new ideas on diet, fitness and professionalism, which many players believe extended their careers. Having won numerous trophies, and led the Invincibles to an unbeaten league season in 2003-04, Wenger then had to help the club through the next stage of their development when they moved from Highbury to the Emirates. Despite the financial constraints he faced, he still managed to keep the club playing in the Champions League year after year while remaining true to his philosophy of how the game should be played. Furthermore, he once again began to build a trophy-winning squad, winning back-to-back FA Cups in 2014 and 2015, that was admired by football fans everywhere.
John Cross started his career working for the Islington Gazette, and it was there that he began to develop his unrivalled contacts at Arsenal. Since 1999 he has been working for the Daily Mirror, where he is the paper's Chief Football Writer and the lead reporter on the club.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781471153396 |
| ISBN 10 | 1471153398 |
| Title | Arsene Wenger |
| Author | John Cross |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
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