Defiant Wenger

As much as I loath Arsene Wenger, I have the deepest respect for him.



"I don't want to convince him to stay, I want him to stay because he's convinced he wants to be part of this club.

"If a player comes to me and says he can't win things here and wants to leave, that's fair enough.

"But simply to want to leave to see something different is not enough for somebody who wants to win.

"Why does Michael Schumacher stay at Ferrari? Because he knows he can win there."

Wenger added: "I believe every player who leaves Arsenal makes a mistake.

"Frankly, I find change for the sake of change unacceptable, the basic desire of a player is to win and everything else is artificial and superficial."