I hate to show my Anglo-American prejudice but these Europeans are greedy as fvck. I recently had dealings with an Austrian for the financing of my film. He was like a great big open mouth, trying to grab every last euro cent. Finally, I had to tell him to fvck off. We take a hit for a couple weeks but afterwards we're the better for it.

Same with Wenger. No doubt he'd say that his massive payoff was justified by Arsenal profits, but this unwillingness to base his salary on some sort of lived-life standard diminished his leverage in negotiations with players. Plus it's just seedy. You see this guy being paid big bucks for finishing 4th, and you know he does not care as much about actually winning something.