Wenger forgives Taylor
Manager Arsène Wenger has revealed that when defender Martin
Taylor apologised to him after the match against Birmingham City,
he had to rethink his comments and thus retracted them.
Wenger said: "He came to see me after the game and said it was
completely accidental.
"I thought about it and said if it was accidental I had to
retract my comment.
"We do not want to be a club who is seen to be wanting revenge
or anything. We try to play football in a fair way."
The press have also tried to pin Wenger down to being
responsible for the death threats that have come Taylor's way, but
Wenger reacted strongly to the accusations, quipping that he is to
blame for everything in this country.
Wenger added: "Are you sure? Yes, I'm responsible for everything
in this country.
"How much unemployment have you? I'm responsible for that as
well.
"I am responsible for what I say but I came out and retracted
what I said. I didn't want to go overboard. I take that
responsibility.
"But people who make death threats have to feel responsible for
what they do. It is idiotic and not accepted but I do not want to
be responsible for that."