Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Wenger want to turn Arsenal into European force

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Arsene Wenger is hoping to turn Arsenal into the biggest force in European football.

The Gunners boss has admitted that he could never have foreseen the success he has enjoyed in London when he first took charge of the club ten years ago.
But he is still ambitious and would like to see Arsenal progress even further.
"My project is to dominate the English league and to dominate Europe," he told France Football. "Nowadays Arsenal is a club superior to what I could have imagined at the beginning.
"When we built our new stadium we talked about a capacity of 50,000, then 55,000, then 60,000. Now we are asking ourselves already if it is too small.
"That could seem pretentious, but I believe that if you don't give real ambition to a club it will not take off."
He relishes the freedom to make his own decisions, rather than be strictly governed as he might be at a club like Real Madrid.
"At Arsenal, I even have more freedom than a lot of other English clubs," he explained.
"That is why I refused opportunities like Real Madrid.
"I am like an animal that has a lot of freedom and then you want to keep him on a leash."