Wilshere has claimed that he was not smoking and had put the cigarette in his mouth as part of a dare but Wenger insisted that footballers must accept that they are role models and also it affects fitness.
The Arsenal boss said: “Well, I disagree completely with that behavior… The fact that you can damage your health at home, nobody sees it, you as well damage your reputation as an example.”
Wenger added that he hadn’t spoken to Wilshere yet: “I will leave that between him and me.”
The journalists present also asked Wenger about players smoking back in the day, specifically Johan Cruyff, who used to puff 20 a day.
Wenger: “I travelled on coaches to away games in France where you couldn’t see each other! But times have changed… and I must say as well English society is very sensitive to smoking, much more than other countries.”
Perhaps he is taking some lessons from this wonderful Madrid coach Ancelotti
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