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"Professor" Wenger's 71st birthday Those who called him out of class did miss him

Arsena Wenger was born on 22 October 1949 in Strasbourg, France, a name pronounced quite similar to "Arsenal" and seemed to indicate that he would be tied to the team on the other side of the English Channel for the rest of his life.

"Professor" Wenger's 71st birthday Those who called him out of class did miss him

Wenger is unknown as a player, but also won the Ligue 1 title with Strasbourg in 1979. The clever man did not give up his studies during his career and earned a degree in political economy from the University of Strasbourg, which is where his nickname "Professor" comes from.

After retiring from the military, Wenger did not want to inherit his tavern and car repair business, but was determined to transform into a coach. In 1984, Wenger made his first professional first-team manager in Nancy; in 1987 he accepted an offer from Monaco.

In his first year in Monaco, Wenger led the team to ligue 1 and later signed superstars such as Weah and Klinsmann. However, the gradual decline in the team's performance led to his dismissal in 1994, but he left a legacy for Monaco and even French football before leaving – promoting the 17-year-old Henry to the first team.

Wenger's next stop is J-League side Nagoya Whale Eight. In a year and a half in Japan, he led the team to the Emperor's Cup and Super Cup, but European football still forgot about his presence, so much so that when he picked up the Arsenal coaching whip in October 1996, the British media dismissively asked: "Who is Arsena?" ”

What happened next surprised everyone, and in his first full season, Wenger helped Arsenal break United's rule and win the first Premier League title in team history, while also taking the FA Cup into his arms. His unique approach to training and time-setting management has revolutionized arsenal and English football.

In the first nine years of coaching the Gunners, Wenger won 11 titles such as 3 Premier League, 4 FA Cups and 4 Community Shields, but the construction plan of the Emirates Stadium made the club financially stretched, and the later "fight for four", "sell the captain" and "Champions League Sixteen" even made Arsenal into a joke.

However, without Wenger's escort, unless Arsenal do not want this new stadium, they will not be able to maintain their position as a Champions League team.

After nine years without a title, three FA Cup titles and three Community Shield titles are no longer enough for Wenger to win back the hearts of fans, and the slogan "WENGER OUT" has even gone beyond emirates stadium to become a social behavior that has aroused people to follow suit.

But after Wenger did leave, Arsenal did indeed experience throttle like Manchester United in the post-Sir Alex era. In order to denounce his successor Emery, many gunner fans who had hoped for Wenger to leave the class called "WENGER IN" in an attempt to call on the "professor" to change his mind.

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