Former Arsenal keeper speaks out about Wenger

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Bob

Manuel Almunia – “He (Wenger) is like a father to the players” by AM

Manuel Almunia, who was released this summer, has spoken highly of Wenger and how respected the Frenchman is among the players. The former custodian said that –

“Everybody respects him and they trust him, always. In all my years at Arsenal, I didn’t see any players rebel against Arsene Wenger and that is strange at a big club. He is like a father to the players and everyone has so much respect for him.”

The Spaniard has joined Watford this summer after pulling the curtains to an Arsenal career which saw him guard the posts 170 times. His career was littered with inconsistency and he made some big mistakes during his time, which made him bear the brunt of the fans more often than not. Szczesny eventually took the number one jersey and hasn’t looked back since. Almunia didn’t feature at all last season and he knew his time was up.

Coming back to his above interview, when he was talking about Robin van Persie’s departure, Almunia said –

“I think Robin saw that Arsenal didn’t sign players as good as he wanted them to be this summer. I know him well and he always wanted to win, he had been at Arsenal for a long time without winning and that was another main factor.”

Almunia was signed on a one year contract by Watford after their former No.1 Scott Loach left the club to join Ipswich Town. Legendary Italian Gianfranco Zola is at charge at Watford and they have made excellent progress this season. Almunia made his debut earlier this month, in a League cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers, where he managed to keep a clean sheet. Watford won that match 1-0.

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