Arsene Wenger believes the verbal abuse of players and managers is a growing problem.
Gunners boss furious at verbal abuse
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he 'completely agrees' with Sol Campbell's opinion that verbal abuse of players and managers is a growing problem in the game.
Portsmouth defender Campbell, Sunderland manager Roy Keane and Pompey boss Harry Redknapp have all recently voiced their concerns at the treatment players and managers receive from supporters.
And Wenger has now hit out at the behaviour of some fans, slamming their lack of respect.
Why?
"Sol has a big point," Wenger said in
The Independent. "Why should we not be respected just because we are on the pitch? I agree completely with him.
"Most of it is abusive but why do people get away with it? I personally, I think I have a long and heavy experience of it [verbal abuse].
"Because they are in the mass of people. Sometimes the best [thing to do] is to film them and show the DVD to their family at home. That is the way to deal with it.
"They are entitled to an opinion. They can say to the manager, 'You are useless', but you cannot say, 'You are a f*****g b*****d'."
January
Wenger went on to explain that he will not be bringing in defensive cover during the January transfer window, despite losing Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboue to the African Cup of Nations.
"We could be left short. Even with Johan [Djourou, coming back from loan] we would then be left with just three specialist centre-backs," he said.
"If I signed another one we'd have too many after the African Cup of Nations. Sometimes you just have to suffer during the tournament and let your players play."
