Wenger hits out at boo-boys after Stoke draw
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hit out at Stoke's boo-boys after
Gunners midfielder Aaron Ramsey was targeted for abuse during his side's
1-1 draw.
Ramsey was jeered throughout at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday,
two years after sustaining a horrific double leg fracture on the same
ground following a reckless challenge by Ryan Shawcross.
Wenger, who was also taunted mercilessly by sections of the Potters
support, shrugged off the personal abuse but admitted he was baffled by
the vitriol directed at Ramsey.
"I don't think that you can be especially proud to boo Aaron Ramsey
because I don't see what he has done wrong in his behaviour," Wenger
said.
"That's a story where the fans of Stoke stand behind that player (Shawcross)
but they shouldn't go as far as booing Aaron Ramsey.
"(The Stoke fans) have a relationship with me but I don't have one
with them. I personally have enough experience to cope with that. It
doesn't bother me too much." Wenger however said football authorities
must address the issue of abusive fans eventually.
"One day football has to face this and tackle that because it's easy
to sit in the stand and insult people," Wenger said.
"My response is that I ignore what people say. I focus on what I love
in my job, I love my job and I am not responsible for the way people
behave in the stands. If you want to stop that it's easy to stop,
because you can isolate every face, but I can't influence it.
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