What Arsenal manager Ars Wenger is looking for from his players at the elite level
What Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger is looking for from his players at the elite level.
Mentally strong: Cesc Fabregas (No 4) celebrates with Jack Wilshere after Arsenal beat Barcelona in the Champions League last 16 first leg Photo: GETTY IMAGES
By Jeremy Wilson 12:19AM GMT 27 Feb 2011
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What Wenger is looking for
Lucidity: The intelligence to analyse their own performance.
Will to win: Must be stronger than simply love of playing football.
Concentration: The capacity to remain focused even when tired.
Leadership: Both of themselves and others.
Desire: Able to push themselves through exhaustion or pain.
20 of the 117 statements that young Arsenal players answer to form their psychological profile
 If my adversaries knew my thoughts, they would be frightened.
At school, it was difficult for me to speak in front of the class.
I am a workaholic, until I am entirely satisfied with the result.
I don’t think one should cheat, even if it could make one win the match.
The severe criticisms of the coach tend to break me down.
Nothing is more important to me than to do a good job as a member of the team.
The night before a match it is difficult for me to fall asleep.
I am ready to hurt my adversary in order to win.
I have never accepted that supporters could insult the referee or the adversary when a decision is not in their favour.
I am sometimes afraid of not being good enough against really strong opponents.
When I am beside myself with anger, I quickly cool off.
I like football because competition enables me to know more about myself.
Even during training, I want to show I am better than the others.
Sometimes, when the moment has come to play a match for which I was prepared, I don’t feel like playing.
When spectators criticise me during a match, I lose confidence.
A footballer gets the most satisfaction from being a member of a team.
I know exactly what I am expected to do on the pitch before the match begins.
I only experience a feeling of success when I show my direct adversary that I am better than him.
I sometimes feel annoyed because of a recurrent thought which comes in my mind.
I have never made any criticisms behind my coach’s back.
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