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Redknapp Says Premier League Pressure has turned Wenger Into A 'Nutter'

THE pressures of managing in the Premier League have transformed Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger from a calm character into a "nutter", according to his Tottenham Hotspur counterpart Harry Redknapp.

"We can all remember when Arsene first came to England. I remember reading articles saying he was like a professor watching the game," Redknapp said. "All the other nutters were jumping up and down shouting and screaming, hollering and hooting -- and this man is not like those idiots. He just sits there, studying every move on the pitch like chess. They never lost a game all season and it was okay. I could have sat there with a cigar, but suddenly then you start losing a few games and it all changes.

"Now he has joined the nutters, you know!" joked Redknapp. "In fact, he is one of the key nutters..."



 

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