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The Professor: Arsene Wenger at Arsenal (Paperback)

by Myles Palmer (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Virgin Books; 2nd Revised edition edition (5 Sep 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0753506548
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753506547
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,075,544 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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'a readable and informative biography' Total Football; 'a lively, quirky and clever analysis of Wenger's time at Highbury' Time Out; 'a beguiling glimpse into the world of one of the game's top managers' Shoot


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'The book is a lively, quirky and clever analysis of Wenger's time at Highbury.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Less a biography ... more an account of Arsenal under Wenger, 4 Oct 2001
By rbluffield@compuserve.com (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I had high expectations when I picked up The Professor. Instead of the book being a true biography of Arsenal FC's outstanding manager, Myles Palmer has simply strung together his own reviews of the five years that Wenger has been at the helm with precious little about the man that we hadn't already read in the press or seen in post-match interviews. As such he's done his research extremely well but this hardly makes a biography.

The book is completely reliant on Mr Wenger's press conferences, media interviews and the Club's AGMs although it is unclear whether the author was present at these meetings or if he relied on third party information.

Only a single chapter has been devoted to Wenger's early life in his native France and similarly the same applies to his spell at Grampus Eight in Japan. This pair of chapters together comprises less than 14 pages of a book containing 290! We learn that his father was a restaurateur, that he was more interested in German football in his younger days and that he is a private man who is impressed with the culture of Japan.

Chapter three devotes some time to the club boozers without going into great detail of, for example, the reasons behind Paul Merson's transfer. The remainder of the book is little more than a blow-by-blow account of Arsenal's performances since Wenger has been in charge, with plenty of the author's own opinions.

There is no word to mention whether Arsene Wenger co-operated with the book. I very much doubt he was, because there has been no attempt to address his approval or otherwise nor has the subject been asked to write a preface. Because of this the reader is left feeling short-changed with too many essential questions left unanswered. I would like to have gained some insight behind the real reasons that caused Overmars to depart at a time when he was scoring regularly for the team and playing some exciting football. Similarly the author states that Petit was "a pain in the backside to the manager" without explaining this rather bland statement nor the reason's for this player's departure.

An in-depth biography of Arsene Wenger is, in my opinion, long overdue. I had hoped that this would fill the gap and divulge so much more about the inner workings of this bright, well educated, individual. Instead "The Professor" leaves the reader with a very empty feeling but with plenty of the author's uninvited personal opinions about the Club and it's individual players to mull over. It also left me with the opinion that Mr Palmer is a supporter of the club (but not a true life-long Gooner) and that he feels better qualified to pick the team than Mr Wenger. Although David Seaman is starting to show his age, Myles Palmer also leaves the suggestion that the England keeper should hang up his boots now before it's too late.

It must be said that this book is a very limp attempt to disguise a biography with a season-by-season review of one of our greatest football clubs. If you buy it to discover more about the life story of a fascinating man, then you will be very disappointed and will have wasted your money. Even as a die hard Arsenal supporter, the text begins to get tedious and there is little to get excited about after the fourth chapter.If you are a regular fan, that goes to the matches and subscribes to the official programme, then much of the book's content will be familiar to you in any case.

I guess we'll have to wait a bit longer to see if Arsene Wenger takes the lead of Alex Ferguson and decides to pen his autobiography. Certainly he has the intelligence and language skills to do the job justice and maybe we will be rewarded by a book that will be destined to be one of the finest football accounts in history. Let's hope so.

Bob Bluffield

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars No original research at All, 4 Dec 2008
By Paul J. Sinnott "Paul S" (Saffron Walden, England) - See all my reviews
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This is not a biography at all. The author clearly did not even travel to France or interview Wenger. All this does is re-hash Arsenal's seasons under Wenger with match reports and press conferences.

Nothing here that any keen Arsenal fan won't already know. This is a cynical cash in and I would steer well clear.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars The Professor by Myles Palmer, 22 Mar 2003
Palmer's book is mostly a documentary of press conferences and interviews with Wenger, with comment on team selection and tactics for important matches.

If you want to know what Wenger said and did between 1987 and 2002 this will be a reasonably good record. If you want in-depth analysis into what makes him tick, I think you will be disappointed. It fails to give significant insight into the psyche of the man. In that sense, "The Professor" is more an extended news bulletin than a biography.

Also, I noticed about half a dozen factual errors (e.g. the Newcastle goalkeeper in the '98 Cup final was Given, not Harper; the crucial killer ball to Overmars in the '98 victory v Man United at Old Trafford was from Anelka, not Bergkamp). I wondered how many other mistakes I had missed and sometimes doubted if what I was reading was actually true.

This is a lively account written in a slightly whimsical style and is entertaining. I don't regret buying it because it is a good read, but it is not as authoritative as I would have liked.

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1.0 out of 5 stars There are alternatives to this sort of nonsense
If I could have given this book a zero I would.

The point is that there is no shortage of pieces about Wenger - indeed his every move is analysed each day on a... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Mr. A. L. Attwood

4.0 out of 5 stars People seem to miss the point
What people seem to miss is that The Professor is NOT a biography. It is a book that covers the Wenger years at Arsenal. Read more
Published 14 months ago by M. Son

2.0 out of 5 stars Wasn't impressed
I wouldn't recommend this book to any but plastic fans! It was well enough written but I found this book to be more about the author's opinions than a balanced, thoughtful... Read more
Published on 4 Jul 2007 by Anita

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it
Myles adds a lot in the book and separately on his internet site (www.arsenalnewsreview.co.uk) He is controversial but treats his subject with affection. Read more
Published on 12 April 2007 by C. Bullen

2.0 out of 5 stars The Professor
Firstly if you are an Arsenal fan this isnt a bad read, Palmer goes into alot of depth of the Highbury career from 96 to 04 of Arsene Wenger but you feel he is trying to insinuate... Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2005 by Jack Bauer

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Footballers Book
The professor is well written book exploring the Highbury career to date of one of footballs best and most intriguing Managers. Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2005 by C. Ponting

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for all Arsenal fans.
Excellent read. Don't believe the reviews that slag off this great book (or Mr Palmer, who is a class act). This book is written for Gooners by a Gooner. A must have.
Published on 29 Sep 2005 by Vijay Veerappan

3.0 out of 5 stars This books tells you a lot about the author
This book tries to analyse Wenger's Arsenal from 1996-2003. It is crammed with evidence from press conferences and interviews with Wenger. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2005 by Bookmark08

3.0 out of 5 stars Unlike the Grolsch , this has been rushed
I did not read the previous edition of the professor so I enjoyed the chapters up until seasons 2002-2003 and 2003-2004
However the last two chapters were rushed and contained... Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2004 by M P Chaney

4.0 out of 5 stars Wenger's way
I am 10 years old I have been an Arsenal supporter sinse the age of 2.This book really takes you inside the heart of Wenger and his players,the book tells you about Wenger's... Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2003 by Mrs. Ghaliba Raja

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