Arsene’s Rambo warning
ON HIS TRAVELS: Wenger in Monaco yesterday
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Wenger, 69, has been out of work since leaving Arsenal at the end of last season after nearly 22 years in charge.
The Frenchman said in October that he expected to return to management by the start of this year.
“My future is unknown, even for me,” he said yesterday. “I enjoy daily life now and I have been travelling a lot.
“I am enjoying a little bit less pressure. And more freedom as well. But I miss the competition.”
Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira – two of Wenger’s former Arsenal stars – have had contrasting introductions to management in France.
While Henry lasted just three months at Monaco before being replaced recently by his predecessor Leonardo Jardim in January, former New York City boss Vieira has steered Nice to mid-table in Ligue 1.
Wenger added: “Both have the qualities to be outstanding managers.
“If you arrive in October, and the team is in a very bad position, you have three months. Because in January everybody starts to become nervous that things could go very badly.
“You have less time when you arrive in the middle of the season. That is what happened to Thierry.”