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| Santi Cazorla | Arsenal |
Santi Cazorla joined the Gunners from Malaga in 2012, immediately making an impact in the team. He enjoyed his first four seasons but struggled for fitness with an Achilles problem in the last two.
The Spanish international had surgery upon surgery to the point that the club probably got fed up and refused to give him another contract after the expiration of the last one.
For this reason, he made a switch to Villarreal where he is now progressing following a threat to his footballing career in his concluding days at Arsenal
Cazorla, two time FA Cup and Community Shield winner, has in an interview with the Guardian disclosed how former Arsenal manager helped him in tough times.
Accordding to him, the Frenchman gave him a new contract even when he was not sure of quick recovery in a bid to calm him down and help in his rehabilitation.
"Arsène always supported me," Cazorla said. "He renewed my contract before the first operation, which was an incredible gesture.
"He called me in: 'Santi, I'm going to give you the optional year. It's here, sign it, have your operation with peace of mind.' That helped me focus on my rehabilitation without fear. I'm eternally grateful for that."
This has got fans 'raining encomium on Wenger for his kind gesture. Below are some tweets from fans
Always love and respect Wenger as a human beeing. But beeing a Manager these days his supportive treatment with Players sometimes resulted in too much trust in certain players...— Tigers Wood (@ManuelSteinhfer) September 9, 2018
..and the abuse he got at the end was totally unacceptable..— Dr Andy Hershon (@andyhersh) September 8, 2018
#Arsene is a true leader.... His policies helped through many of my courses in school. So much love for him— A D E D A Y O (@crown1022) September 9, 2018
Also, Wenger extending Cazorla's contract so that he could recover in peace is more evidence that the man was too good for this sport— Zito (@_Zeets) September 7, 2018
Remember i said when everyone was pushing for him to be sacked,'You never miss someone until you lose them'...They'll 'NEVER' find another gaffer like Arsène Wenger.👍— Captain Fantastic8 (@nattyroons) September 9, 2018
That is class, respect to Wenger for doing that!— Paul G (@madforret) September 9, 2018
Wenger was like a parent to his players, always wanted the best for them.— UGLY. (@Ru_NRD) September 7, 2018
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