Former French coach Arsene Wenger, 72, has grown up with two obsessions: football and religion. He has recently confessed what was the impact of his childhood on the way the teams coached.
Wenger grew up in Duttlenheim, a few miles from the border with Germany. A small village, where the boy Arsene grew up between faith and football.
The former Arsenal coach, now in charge of world football development at FIFA, has confessed his life on BBC4's 'Desert Island' program.
He also explained the impact of childhood on the work he has done for many years. From the faith that totally dominated the life of his small country, he has learned something he has taken with him throughout his career: never to be satisfied.
"The impact of this situation on my career is that I was never completely satisfied with what I was doing. It seemed to me that I never did enough. Religion made me always feel a little guilty. The Catholic religion works this way. We had to confess every week at church and sometimes I lied. "I did not always remember everything I had done wrong."

The results of the teams he has led speak in his favor. And precisely because he was not satisfied with winning the 'only' Premier League, his players at Arsenal became "invincible".
Wenger also has some tips. These are the words of someone who had a special childhood, as Mr. Alfons and Mrs. Louise, Wenger's parents, had an activity that left them some time to deal with the family.
I would not advise anyone to open a 'bistro' (tavern), if there are children. At that time there was no family life, we were open every day of the year. We only closed it one day, from 4am to midnight. It was Christmas day. It just so happened that religion completely dominated village life. "It was not about holidays."
Wenger thus had every opportunity to think only of football. As a player he did not achieve good results, but as a coach everything was different. Now he can confess even a small sin…