Iconic former Premier League boss declares he found Arsene Wenger 'arrogant' and 'annoying'
Arsene Wenger has been described as “annoying” and “incredibly arrogant” by former manager Martin O'Neill.
Wenger is recognized as one of the greatest Premier League bosses of all time due to his successful 22-year reign in north London.
During that time, the Frenchman won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups, as well as leading the famous 'Invincibles' who went 49 games unbeaten in the league and cup between May 2003 and October 2004.
Despite that success, Wenger had a talent for annoying rival coaches; apparently O'Neill was one of them.
The Northern Irishman, who coached Leicester, Villa Aston and SunderlandEdit during Wenger's reign, he told talkSPORT all about their unfriendly relationship.
speaking in white and jordanO'Neill said: “In any team he used to manage, Arsene used to complain.
“Did Arsene bother me? Absolutely. It bothered me in every way because he obviously didn't see things that weren't helpful. Arsenal.
“He was incredibly arrogant but a brilliant manager. As I said, if the world ended today it would go down in history.
“Martin (Keown) worked with him, we just had each other in the dugouts.”
Asked if he didn't like Wenger, O'Neill replied: “If I didn't like him, it was mutual, because he wasn't that happy with me either.
“There was a particular match at Aston Villa where we tied 0-0 and the match could have been four apiece.
“At Villa we had a really good attacking team and we didn't draw too many 0-0 at Villa Park. It was a really good game and I came in and didn't realize Arsenal had already been in the press. conference.
“I came in and said it was a good match, insipid stuff and the match could have gone in any direction and they said, 'well, that's not how Arsene saw it.'
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“He said our team had never tried to score a goal, but we'd missed three big chances, so I met him on the way to the bus and said, 'What are you talking about?'
“He wrote to me a couple of days later and I thought he was going to apologize for his comments, but no, he was just saying how rude I was!
“But he is a fantastic coach and there is no doubt about it, and his disputes with Sir Alex Ferguson “They are the stuff of legend.”
Wenger left Arsenal after 22 years in 2018 before becoming FIFA's Head of Global Football Development in November 2019.
His coaching legacy at Arsenal remains intact, with the Gunners yet to win another title since the Frenchman's departure.
