Wenger immune to ‘excessive’ fans

Arsene Wenger feels “immune” to brickbats from Arsenal fans gripped by Britain’s election culture.

The Gunners boss vowed to take outside criticism on the chin – but not to be distracted by “excessive reactions” – as he bids to close the nine-point gap on Premier League leaders Chelsea.

“We have gone the way that if you have five candidates to be elected Prime Minister you organise the vote one Sunday and people will elect one,” Wenger said.

“You organise a vote for the next Sunday and you might elect somebody else. That’s where we are today and we have to live with that and the excessive reactions.

“What you want in life is to focus on what you want to achieve and give the maximum to achieve it and question yourself always. That’s part of our job.

“Fortunately we live in a country where everybody has a freedom to have an opinion. And we have to respect that. But we have to live with what we want to achieve and how we want to do it.

“I feel immune to that. I’m not immune to critics. But immune to excessive reactions, yes.

“I’ve been long enough in the job to put that into perspective as part …

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