RSENE WENGER has told bitter rival Jose Mourinho: Winning the Champions League does not make you a great manager.
Mourinho boasted ahead of this SundayÂ’s Carling Cup final between Chelsea and Arsenal how he has won EuropeÂ’s biggest prize while the GunnersÂ’ chief has not.
But Wenger hit back and argued there are managers in the French Second Division equal to the BluesÂ’ boss.
Wenger, who has never beaten Mourinho in six matches, said: “Plenty of managers have won the Champions League who will not be considered as great managers.
“And there are plenty of people working in France in Divisions Two or Three who I rate very highly, because what they do is sensational. They are fantastic.
“I enjoy what I do. My obsession is not to be compared. I try to help people who are at Arsenal Football Club.
“The importance of the manager is over the longer distance, the continuity in his career. Can he get good teams together and play in a certain style?
“What is important is that you look at careers over 10, 15 or 20 years. What kind of quality have you brought in your work and on what consistent level you have done it.
“I have an honest commitment everywhere and, after that, whether people judge I’m great or small or half-great or half-small is down to them.
“It will not change my life if I don’t win the Champions League.
“We played a whole season unbeaten yet you did not see me every week jumping on the tables.”
Wenger also had a shock lift for Watford’s Aidy Boothroyd. The Frenchman said: “I feel as well maybe the Watford manager has as much merit as I have. It’s very difficult to judge.”
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007080801,00.htmlFor me, SAF of MUFC is one of the great manager, he came into MUFC, cleared out the nonsense, brought some good players, managed to develop a bunch of youngsters, won european cup, many League and FA Cups.
And instill the way MUFC should play.
Not all will agree, but let's share, what ultimately separate a good from great managers?
Don't restrict to EPL, like what Wenger says, even from lower division.