Wenger - Football is still an adventure

Arsène Wenger says his love of football's
"adventure" is responsible for his longevity at
Arsenal.
The Frenchman celebrates 17 years in charge of the
Club on October 1 - the day of the Champions League
clash with Napoli - but the subject of his imminent
anniversary was raised at his pre-match press
conference on Friday.
Wenger is proud of his consistency since arriving at
Highbury in 1996 and admits that he turned down
other opportunities because of the "special" qualities
of Arsenal.
Honestly, I would love to be here forever
because that would mean I would be
immortal!
"It's a long time and a short time," said Wenger. "I
don't know where the 17 years have gone.
"Our job has a good advantage - you just look
forward to the next game. You never look back. I
believe that is the most important. Of course when
you look backwards, there's a lot of effort and
consistency in effort behind that. For me the most
interesting is tomorrow's game.
"[I've never thought] that I don't really need this
anymore. I want it even more. I think the good thing
about football is that it's unpredictable and the next
game is always a discovery and a new adventure and
so you focus on that. All the rest is decoration.
"What is important is that you feel you can do your
job where you are and I'm very grateful to this club
because during the 17 years we've had ups and
downs, but they have always shown a big faith in me
and they always let me do the job like I thought it
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