Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was never an advocate of the physical aspect of English football until recent years. The Frenchman’s frequent vocal outbursts on the ‘intimidating’ and ‘aggressive’ tactics deployed by teams like Stoke City and Bolton Wanderers over the years are well recorded. But in an interview in 2013, Wenger in an attempt to deterge himself from the ‘crusader against physicality’ nickname, boldly proclaimed that it is one of English football’s strengths and as long as the intention is fair from the player who goes into the challenge, it is fine with him. Well, this interesting revelation might just force him to further...
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