Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that he was not surprised
when Lord Stevens' report into corruption in football found little
of consequence.
Lord Stevens has been criticised in some quarters for the lack of
substance in his lengthy inquiry, but Wenger insists he thought the
results were good for the game.
"In England everything is so controlled that I am not surprised
that they did not discover anything," he said.
"But it would not be realistic to think that every transaction is
spot on. I came to the conclusion that it is quite positive for the
game.
"Because everybody expected the whole of football to be corrupt,
many people are disappointed. I have seen the inquiry, it was very
serious. Why should they name people when they are not guilty of
wrongdoing?
"I came to the conclusion from listening to that, that nobody has
done anything wrong and I hope that is right."
Meanwhile, Czech Republic international Tomas Rosicky could return
to action against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. The 26-year-old has
been sidelined for the last three weeks with a hamstring injury,
but Wenger said: "Rosicky is back and has a chance to start.
"Flamini is back after his shoulder injury. But Gallas (thigh) is
not, Henry (hamstring) is not and Lauren is not yet. Eboue (ankle)
is out so Hoyte will come in at full-back.
"Lauren played 70 minutes in a friendly against a Vietnamese team.
But he needs three or four games to be completely back. We cannot
just throw him straight back in after such a long period
out."