Arsene Wenger reflects on the most difficult part of his reign

Manager Arsene Wenger insists he will never be satisfied with what he has achieved at Arsenal.

The Gunners head to Wigan tomorrow looking to climb back into the top three of the Barclays Premier League, after what has been one of the most testing spells of Wenger’s 16 years at the helm.

While Arsenal may be a club transformed from the side the French coach walked into back in October 1996, Wenger feels his work is far from done.

“I am never satisfied. I just try to do my best,” said Wenger, who current deal runs until 2014.
“I have been the most criticised in the last seven years (without a trophy), but I feel for a manager it was more difficult in the first years.”

Asked to reflect on how history would remember his time at Arsenal were civilisation to have fallen today, Wenger joked: “The Mayans were wrong - the end of the world came at Bradford!”

Defeat at Valley Parade in the Capital One Cup was unquestionably a major setback to Arsenal’s hopes of silverware this season, although there is still the FA Cup to play for and the Champions League.