Arsenal manager, Arsenal Wenger has revealed today that he has never been able to get over losing star players like Robin Van Persie, Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas.
The Frenchman watched his new crop buckle and lose to League Two side, Bradford, on penalties last night and the quest for silverware continues for Wenger and his men.
Gunners boss admitted to a magazine that he will always regret not getting the full potential out of his star players.
‘My regret is that we already had a great team two or three years ago which could compete on four fronts,’ Wenger said.
‘We just missed out in the Champions League [last 16 tie] against Barcelona, when we could have scored in the last minute, and then we just missed out on the Premier League too.
‘But you could feel the potential was there, and I thought, ‘Okay, let’s do this together’. Then the team split up, sometimes after five or six years’ work, it is frustrating, you have to start all over again.’
Wenger added: ‘We have lost recent players earlier in their careers – to lose Van Persie, Fabregas, Nasri and Song in just two years, it is a massive amount of potential, of course you worry.’
His current contract runs out in June 2014 and despite being under major scrutiny from fans, he insists he will always stick with his ways.
He said: ‘I am not saying I never made mistakes. I was fortunate to work for this club for 16 years and I hope I respected the traditions of this club.
Alex William Batt
