Arsene Wenger wins World Coach of the Decade award
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has won the International Federation of Football History & Statistics World Coach of the Decade award.
The IFFHS, founded in 1984, was created to compile records and statistics on football globally. The body produces rankings for clubs all over the world, as well as for individual players.
Their World Coach of the Decade prize is based on the combination of points from the organisation’s Coach of the Year polls. Although Wenger has never won the annual vote, Arsenal’s consistent performances have always ensured that he has been a finalist
each year. Now the IFFHS has combined all the points from the past ten years to award a one-off Coach of the Decade award.
The Frenchman came out ahead of Manchester United’s legendary Sir Alex Ferguson and treble winning http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 hero Jose Mourinho to win the award. Wenger triumphed with 156 points, while Ferguson fell just behind with 148. Mourinho finished in third place with
135 points.
Arsene Wenger is renowned for his ability to transform promising youngsters into world-class players. Many players have reached the pinnacle of success on the world stage during their time at Arsenal, most notable of which are French international Thierry
Henry and Spain’s World Cup winner Cesc Fabregas.
Even though Arsene Wenger’s young Gunners have failed to win a trophy in over five years, they regularly do well in both domestic as well as European competitions. It was this consistency that secured the Arsenal manager’s place as the best coach of the
decade.
A statement from IFFHS read, “Although the Frenchman (Arsene Wenger) has until now never won the annual vote, he has been among the best-placed coaches every year. It is admirable how he has repeatedly moulded young players into an attacking and technically
brilliant way of play.”
Arsenal players have been quick to praise their manager. Fabregas has said that he is proud to be playing under the guidance of Arsene Wenger. Meanwhile http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jack-Wilshere-c17463 congratulated his boss, saying that it has been a pleasure to work with the Frenchman during
his time at Arsenal.
With the Gunners on track to end their trophy drought in 2010-11, Arsene Wenger might yet have more accolades showered upon him before the year is through.
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