In an occasionally stormy meeting with shareholders on Thursday night, Wenger turned angrily on one fan who described Mikael Silvestre as a 'geriatric'.
"I cannot accept what you say about our players," the Arsenal manager responded. "Are you a shareholder? I cannot accept that
you speak about the players of your club like that. I don't agree with the terms you use."
Wenger continued by accusing the fans of failing to provide adequate support for his under-fire team.
"It is easy to sit in the stand and say that they are not up for the fight. What they have done in this season in a negative environment shows what they can do.
"There is a massive difference between the away fans, who are absolutely fantastic, and the home ones.
"It is always that negative way of thinking, that the players do not care. If we do not get there [winning a trophy] next year then I am responsible and will stand up for it. It is the most important moment in the life of this club and we have to be strong now and support this team. What this team needs is people who are fans of the club."
Somewhat surprisingly, an explanation for Arsenal's abysmal injury record was apparently not sought, while one shareholder, according to The Times' account of the meeting, paired Abou Diaby with Alex Song when he questioned the ability of particular Gunners' players. As far as F365 is aware, the citation is the first occasion this year that Diaby's worth has been questioned in the mainstream media.
"People always criticise the players and if they go somewhere else in two or three years you will say 'why did you let them go, they are great players?' " Wenger responded. "Many times people are upset when the players have gone.
"Some players have good periods or bad periods. If they don't do well it is because they have lost confidence. But the only way to help a guy who has lost confidence is to support him. But by slaughtering him it does not help. We have had negative vibes and manipulation around the team. It is very hard work to keep the confidence and energy demands because we had to support the team against the odds."
Wenger continued by accusing the fans of failing to provide adequate support for his under-fire team.
"It is easy to sit in the stand and say that they are not up for the fight. What they have done in this season in a negative environment shows what they can do.
"There is a massive difference between the away fans, who are absolutely fantastic, and the home ones.
"It is always that negative way of thinking, that the players do not care. If we do not get there [winning a trophy] next year then I am responsible and will stand up for it. It is the most important moment in the life of this club and we have to be strong now and support this team. What this team needs is people who are fans of the club."
Somewhat surprisingly, an explanation for Arsenal's abysmal injury record was apparently not sought, while one shareholder, according to The Times' account of the meeting, paired Abou Diaby with Alex Song when he questioned the ability of particular Gunners' players. As far as F365 is aware, the citation is the first occasion this year that Diaby's worth has been questioned in the mainstream media.
"People always criticise the players and if they go somewhere else in two or three years you will say 'why did you let them go, they are great players?' " Wenger responded. "Many times people are upset when the players have gone.
"Some players have good periods or bad periods. If they don't do well it is because they have lost confidence. But the only way to help a guy who has lost confidence is to support him. But by slaughtering him it does not help. We have had negative vibes and manipulation around the team. It is very hard work to keep the confidence and energy demands because we had to support the team against the odds."
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