Arsene Wenger has admitted he was wrong about when he would announce his future plans
Arsene Wenger has been tight-lipped about his future at Arsenal over the last few months, despite his contract expiring in June.
The 67-year-old did, however, promise to make an announcement by March or April which he has since failed to do.
And the Frenchman has admitted he misjudged the time-frame and was wrong about when he will make known his decision.
When asked about his promise of revealing his plans in March or April, Wenger said: "We are in May, so I was wrong."
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However, despite his noncommittal answers it looks increasingly likely that he will be with the Gunners next term.
When probed about why he has remained in the game for such a long time, Wenger admitted he loves the feeling of competing - even if it means tasting defeat sometimes.
"I love the positive side of it [management]," Wenger said.
"I love to win and to prepare for something big and the hope to do well.
"Unfortunately in a manger’s career they have to also go through losing.
“Part of this job people underestimate a little bit the stress the players are under to perform.
“In life there are ups and downs, the only difference maybe in our jobs is that the ups are higher and the downs are lower.”
And as the questions turned to Everton star Aaron Lennon, who has recently been battling mental health problems, Wenger insisted support is offered by the club to all Arsenal players.
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“We help on the mental front players who want help of course," he added.
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"It is different for the players when they do not meet their needs like all of us they are frustrated and they suffer with self esteem in certain situations because the expectation on them is high.
“The pressure is very big and it is not easy to deal with that at a very young age.
"We try to help them yes. Clubs have that network of help available but not all players, even if they feel they need it, want to be helped by people at the club.
“Sometimes you don’t want to show. It could be interpreted as a weakness within the club so some might not want to do that, if they want help, do that outside the club.”
