ARSENE: BOSSES A BRIT OF A GAMBLE
Former Liverpool defender Carragher snapped when Aaron Ramsey and Alexis Sanchez both took to social media to show photos of themselves and teammates enjoying their 2-0 victory.
“It’s winding me up – it’s an absolute joke,” he told viewers of Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football.
“It was one giant going to another giant. Of course celebrate, but it’s nonsense to have all of these team pics in
“It was a demonstration of happiness. In life when you are happy you can express i t, you don’t necessarily have to control it, as long as it is respectful.
“I don’t think it was disrespectful. Personally, I’m not a big fan of social media as the happiness is something you want to share with your team-mates.
“But it’s a different generation and you have to accept that. They have a ARSENE WENGER is convinced there is a glass ceiling for British managers like Brighton’s Chris Hughton, writes TOM HOPKINSON.
The Frenchman was in a minority as a foreign manager when he arrived on these shores 19 years ago but his success in north London played a big part in convincing other Premier League owners to look abroad.
Today there are 12 British managers working in the top flight but the big four of Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal are all under foreign leadership and Wenger admits the top clubs see home-grown managers as a gamble. He said: “I different way to express it. There are limits, though. How far do you go?
“The other day I saw Francesco Totti scoring a goal and celebrating by taking a selfie. Honestly, that is too far. “But the team was questioned on the capability to win a big game away from home. They did it and had every right to be happy.
“Don’t worry, they know they haven’t won the league.
“It’s down to us to have the balance. We have to keep things at the right level. “We have to live with the fact that today football is very popular.
“Everything is analysed and sometimes it goes overboard.
“But we have to stay at the right level honestly don’t think there is a perception that foreign is better but it’s true that you have many English managers at the moment who maybe do not get enough of a chance.
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“At the top level it is difficult for them to get a chance because all the clubs that invest a lot of money do not want to take a gamble. As long as you haven’t proved somewhere that you can handle the situation of a big club, the first time is a bit of a gamble.
“When I came to Arsenal it was the other way. and put t hings perspective.”
Wenger, whose side face Brighton in the FA Cup fourth round today, insists last week’s victory against City was another confidence boost – just like the when they finally ended their eight-year trophy drought last season by lifting the famous old trophy.
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He added: “My hunger was always there but confidence is the thing you need most.
“People question the hunger but I think a lack of confidence does much more damage to a team than a lack of hunger.
“Now we have to show we can be consistent against teams like City and show solidarity in every single game.” People had the idea that a foreign manager cannot be successful in England.
“Today maybe it’s gone too much the other way. Is that my fault? In England, anything is my fault.”
Some say Hughton is further held back by his nice-guy reputation, but that’s a notion he rejects.
“You can’t survive in management by being someone who is regarded as a nice guy,” he said.
“There are other parts of my personality which allow me to do the job I can do.
“So if there are tough decisions that need to be made then you have to be able to perform those type of duties.”