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Wenger aims to stretch Gunners tenure
Arsenal, 09:06, October 1, 2009 ,
Arsene Wenger has revealed that he has no intentions of retiring after becoming the longest serving manager in Arsenal's history.
The Frenchman, who was a virtual unknown when he took over the Gunners in the autumn 1996, has now overtaken the 4,749 days George Allison spent at the helm in the 1930s and 1940s. And Wenger has confirmed he still has as much passion for the game, despite the fact he turns 60 next month, and he has no plans to quit the Emirates Stadium hot seat.
"I have never had a day when I think I could live without football," said the former Monaco coach.
"I know one day it will happen, but you should not live every day knowing you are going to die - you live knowing that you want to live.
"You will know if you are not hungry enough any more, but other people will tell you if you are not good enough any more."
Wenger has secured three Premier League titles, four FA Cup wins and an appearance in the 2006 Champions League final in his time at the helm. And he is confident of achieving his target of success on the European stage after seeing his side capitulate in last season's semi-final against Manchester United.
He said: "Losing the semi-final of the Champions League to Manchester United last year was the lowest point, because we did not play at our level.
"We have got a young team, which has an average age of 22 or 23, and one which is maturing - even if it can make mistakes like in semi-final of the Champions League.
"What is very disappointing for us, however, is in the games that mattered in the last three or four weeks we could not win.
"That is where we have to analyse."
Wenger is in no doubt that his greatest achievement with the north Londoners was when Arsenal went through the entire 2003-04 Premier League campaign unbeaten.
"The highest point was to play a whole season unbeaten. No matter how much money anybody else has invested, nobody else has done that," he added.