http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=370095 Wenger - Why we DO fly British flag with pride By Richard Clarke Arse`ne Wenger has launched a staunch response to criticism that his side are not ‘flying the flag’ for Britain in the Champions League. On Thursday, West Ham manager Alan Pardew expressed his disappointment Arsenal had not fielded an English player when they became this country’s last representative in the competition after knocking out Real Madrid at Highbury. He was concerned the game in this country could be damaged if this trend continued. At his press conference ahead of the Liverpool game, Wenger responded to those comments in trenchant fashion. “For me when you represent a club it's about values and qualities,” he said. “It's not about passports. Unless you change rules, we do nothing wrong. Are we not respecting every rule that exists at the moment? That's why I don't accept that way of thinking. “It's really disappointing for two reasons. First, we are kicking racism out of football and racism starts there. The second part is that players accept the technical opinion of a manager, but not that kind of remarks. “It's a regressive way of thinking. I never would like to say to a player ‘ sorry, you are better, but you're not playing because you don't have the right passport'. It's just not acceptable unless the rules change or you do not want to make a [united] Europe. “When, for example, Alan Pardew calls me at the beginning of the season and asks to have Jeremie Aliadiere on loan, he doesn't check if he's English or not. He just checks if he is good or not.” 很少看到官网会这样对特定的事讲得这麽直接 不过像Padew这样赛季初跟枪手借Aliadiere也没问他是那一国人 现在却又挑在枪手的两个英格兰主力受伤时，批评温格的签人的政策 的确是挺健忘的 http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/arsenal/article350543.ece 另外温格在这也说，他签Walcott是因为他够好很有潜力，不是因为Walcott是英格兰人。 --

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