On Wenger, he wrote: “He never has liked confrontation.
“I recall a time when Ian Wright was coming from Croydon and getting in late for training most days.
“Arsene simply made training later but the boys were fuming.
Tony Adams has said that rather than have confrontation, Arsene Wenger moved the time of training to suit Ian WrightNews Group Newspapers LtdEmmanuel Petit once turned up midway through a training session, but Wenger shrugged his shouldersAction ImagesTony Adams has said he, as a senior member of the squad, had to ‘have a word’ with WrightyTimes Newspapers Ltd
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“We as players then told Wrighty to get his act together. It was the big players who policed the group rather than Arsène.
“Then there was a time when Manu Petit walked on to the training ground after a session had begun.
I asked Arsene if he was going to do anything about it but he just shrugged his shoulders. I went mad. Standards needed to be set and followed.
Adams then sheds light on how things were to change around the club as the Frenchman really got his feet under the table.
Ian Wright kept turning in late for training from his home in Croydon, so Arsene Wenger simply moved the timeGetty Images
He added: “I guess I was a big enough figure at the time to be able to make my point.
“But in Arsène’s later years as manager, I couldn’t envisage any other player having the authority to challenge him like that, which would worry me.”
SOBER: Football. My Story. My Life, published by Simon & Schuster, is out on June 1.
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