Arsene Wenger has had to make a huge amount of tough decisions during his time managing Arsenal.
Not everyone has always agreed with them and there are very few Gooners who will claim that he gets it 100% right, 100% of the time.
Saying this, the boss has said that admitting you went wrong is all part of being a manager and that with the help of modern technology and specialists within the game now, it’s difficult to ignore it.
“It is your humility that helps you to think that your instinct can go wrong,” he said.
“Usually what you feel from the game has a truth as well and you have to respect that. The raw impression you get from the game has to have a weight, especially when you’ve managed 2,000 games.
“But even when you have that experience you have to accept that you can be wrong and that you can have missed something. So you have to weigh the two things.”
Although Wenger is somewhat famous for ‘not seeing’ certain incidents on the pitch, he also revealed that he does analyse the statistics post-match and take on board everything, especially if he didn’t in fact see it.
Wenger’s openness to admitting when he’s wrong is oddly reassuring and I’m not sure many managers would do so publicly. At the end of the day, the man is human, and it’s comforting to see that side of him.