Palashuddin M. Sk , Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, AMU, Aligarh

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   Le Professeur i.e. ‘The Professor’ (nick name given by fans and British media) was born in Strasbourg, France.
Wenger was introduced to football at the age of six by his father who managed local village team. His football career was not recognized as a renowned player, but his contribution to football as a manager is very significant i.e. coach in terms of attacking tactic and focusing on entertaining on the pitch.

   Prior to join Arsenal, ‘The Professor’ managed Nancy-Lorraine (France), AS Monaco (France) and Nagoya Grampus Eight (Japan). He established himself as a most successful manager of Arsenal joined in 1996 and serving the team till now. ‘The Boss&isquo; guided Arsenal to win 16 titles. He prefers to play with the formation 4 - 4 - 2 with a greater emphasis on attack and movement. He is inspired by Total Football, which was developed by Rinus Michels, i.e. perfect players everywhere and that was the sort of football I wanted to be playing myself.
In the early days at Arsenal, he emphasized on real, modern football. That means ‘compact lines, of zones, of quick, coordinated movements with a good technique.’ Wenger revolutionized football through the introduction of changes in the training and diet of players. His quick grasping power helps the team to adopt various formations whenever needed. His training and field tactics enable an ordinary player into a performing player.

‘The Professor’ is known for his positive attitude to identify young talents. Wenger introduced first to scout abroad for talent in English football. Some of the renowned players who played/ are playing under Wenger are George Weah, Lilian Thuram, David Seaman, Lee Dixon, Tony Adams, Ian Wright, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira, Sol Campbell, Emmanuel Petit, Nwankwo Kanu.

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