Arsene Wenger Quotes

I think if you're raising your foot high whether it's an overhead kick or not, you're risking a red card.

Sometimes English football takes pride in having the lowest yellow-card count in Europe, but of course it will have if you can take someone's leg off and still not be booked.

I went for a tackle with Radamel Falcao against Colombia, and he just dropped to the floor. I said to him 'Just get up!'

Whenever you're falling or getting tackled, try to protect yourself. But that's part of the game; that's part of football.

I admit to becoming frustrated by the frequency of diving in the Champions League.

You are pushed to behave differently here, you don't really have a choice. If you cheat you have no chance of being admired. Even your own supporters will dislike you. So what do you do? Well, the way is not to be stupid, but not to cheat either. If there is a foul, you have to fall. I call it 'helping the referee to make a decision'. That's not cheating.

I've never really liked the Yanks. ... You can't trust people who pick up the ball all the time when they play football.

I don't like the rules about you can't hit the quarterback.

Back in the '80s and '90s, you could hit the quarterback low, you could hit the quarterback high. You could hit him pretty much late.

I couldn't identify just one, but there's numerous rule changes and points of emphasis that have reflected a change on the field almost immediately. It's hard to avoid the horse-collar tackle, for example, but the players understand why the rule is in there - because of the injury rate prior to us making that a personal foul.

The atmosphere in England is absolutely amazing and I'd be delighted to play in the Premier League.

On any play where there's a scramble of 22 men, blindside hits and unprotected hits on knees occur.

Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso was always bemused by our enthusiasm for tackling, because he saw it as the last resort.

I don't dive. I'm not a player who dives.

If you watch me play, you'll see how often I get kicked. I don't go off the pitch and cut myself to act like I've been kicked.

My dad got sent off for punching Roberto Mancini in the face. It was in the European Cup-Winners' Cup quarter-final in 1991, and if you look on YouTube, you will have confirmation. It's a very clear punch. He just went straight through him. I can't wait to play against Mancini now. Maybe he will remember.

I'd like to play against Messi and Iniesta.

Pogba's a massive player. I know him a little bit. He's unbelievable. He took a red card, and that's the way it goes: you have injuries and suspensions.

Sometimes officials should look at English football and let us play more. I like their system because, in Europe, their referees are more lenient.

Players from Holland and Scandinavia aren't divers, but those from Spain and Italy go down far too easily for my liking.

Once you're on the pitch and you've put the shirt on, it's then down to you to perform and play well.

I like to play football.

I'm happy to play for Spurs.

I am here to change anything. I'm here to adapt. The critieria between a yellow and red card. What is a foul and what is not.

I love everything about football.