No Word From Wenger, and That’s Wrong
132 comments November 10th, 2006
After Arsene called off his Friday press conference for the first time in ten years, it has become pretty clear that he is very very pissed off. He must be unhappy with the media reaction to his scuffle with Alan Pardew, otherwise it’s a very strange one. It’s incredibly out of character for Arsene, and to be honest, I’m not convinced it’s the right thing.
He could easily go into a press conference and refuse to answer questions on the subject. If I were a young player who’d helped get the difficult win away to Everton, I would be slightly disappointed that Wenger had not come out in the press to praise my performance.
Also, the “unhappy with press reaction” argument falls down when you consider the fact that he wouldn’t be interviewed immediately after the West Ham game: there had been no press reaction at that point.
Whatever he’s up to, I hope he knows what he’s doing. By refusing to co-operate with the media he’s just making it harder for himself when he does finally come out of the shadows. What is he going to do, never speak to them again?
Maybe he’s ashamed of his reaction. Just a thought. Whatever it is, the only good thing that might come out of it is furthering the “us against the world reaction” I talked about after Upton Park.
Seeing as he won’t give you the team news, I will: Baptista and Ljungberg are still out, Almunia is back.
