Hleb full of praise for Wenger
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Alexander Hleb has hailed Arsene Wenger as "a coach sent by God" after spending two seasons under the French tactician.
The Arsenal midfielder has been a regular feature during his first two years in North London, making more than 80 appearances for The Gunners.
Hleb took time to settle at Arsenal but believes his best is now on show with Wenger having kept faith with the Belarus international.
"Wenger is a great tactician, he sees absolutely everything," he told World Soccer magazine. "He knows how to find a key to every player - he is a coach sent by God.
"I still remember him saying: 'Alexander, I do not just buy any player; I watched you for two years. Everyone finds it hard at first, especially if you come from another country. I am convinced everything will work out.' Those words helped me a lot.
"I am loving being able to work under him. He supported me through the difficult times early on and carried on believing in me."
Arsenal's lack of success this season has been put down to their failure to finish chances, a problem Hleb admits he suffers from too.
However, the former Stuttgart star has vowed to work on his finishing to improve on his tally of three goals next term.
"It is a problem for me, and it was the same at Stuttgart," Hleb said.
"Often I get into shooting positions and then hear a team-mate calling for me to pass, maybe I need to be a bit more egotistical at times.
"It is something I have been working on. In training, the manager often gets me doing special exercise in which I am forced to finish the attack with a shot on goal.
"I think next season will be better."
Hleb also expects Arsenal to be much improved next season, as he added: "We are a very young team, but I would not say we are a team for the future - we are a team for now.
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hmm, i think he want to secure his first team position so badly
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he lucky ljunberg injury prone... but he need to improve on his crosses too...
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he really needs to shoot more
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i hope during the pre season training..his "special training" would be intensive.Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:he really needs to shoot more -
Hahahaha.Originally posted by allentyb:hmm, i think he want to secure his first team position so badly
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Wenger is really a vital part of the Arsenal squad, what im afraid of is that when Wenger leaves Arsenal, Arsenal would have the same fate as Charlton this season
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Oh god..i will really dread that day!! I hope arsene will stay in arsenal forever till his last breath. or at least teach arsenal's "probably" nxt manager,tony adams how he does this and that.Originally posted by glacer:Wenger is really a vital part of the Arsenal squad, what im afraid of is that when Wenger leaves Arsenal, Arsenal would have the same fate as Charlton this season