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Arsene Wenger reveals he used to ‘be physically sick after losing’ matches with Arsenal on Graham Norton Show

, Arsene Wenger reveals he used to ‘be physically sick after losing’ matches with Arsenal on Graham Norton Show

ARSENE WENGER revealed he used to be physically sick after losing matches.

The former Arsenal boss, 70, says the pressure on him to win was so intense that it made him ill.

Arsene Wenger has revealed the pressure of losing used to make him sick at Arsenal

, Arsene Wenger reveals he used to ‘be physically sick after losing’ matches with Arsenal on Graham Norton Show

Wenger told Graham Norton losing used to make him physically ill

Speaking on Friday night’s Graham Norton Show on BBC One, Wenger said: “Competition is real – it’s you or me.

“Pain hurts and the biggest pain is to lose a football game.

“I was physically sick when I lost.

“When I was a young manager, I thought I would not survive in the job because the tension is so high and the pain so big when you lose.”

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Talking about his new autobiography My Life In Red And White, Wenger admitted he regrets he devoted so much of his life to the game.

He said: “Football was everything. In life you have to find meaning and football had meaning for me.

“Today, when I look back – I am 70 now – I am a bit frightened of why it had such a big importance to me.

“Why did I sacrifice so much, and why did I live such a monastic life and not want to know anything else?

, Arsene Wenger reveals he used to ‘be physically sick after losing’ matches with Arsenal on Graham Norton Show

Wenger opened up to Graham Norton about his illness on Friday night

, Arsene Wenger reveals he used to ‘be physically sick after losing’ matches with Arsenal on Graham Norton Show

“Sometimes I worry about that.

“It was painful to look back and realise what a monster I was and how selfish I was.

“I lived my football with 100 per cent intensity.”

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