Wenger tips Stojkovic for Arsenal

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hinted he would like to see Nagoya Grampus Eight coach Dragan Stojkovic take over from him at the Emirates.

Wenger coached Stojkovic at Nagoya before coming to Arsenal and he appreciates Piksi’s coaching qualities as well.

“I’d love Piksi to be my successor,” he told Vecernje Novosti.

“There are a hundred reasons for that. His football philosophy is almost identical to mine. Our ideas are the same and we both strive for perfect football.

“I knew he was going to have his teams playing attacking football with many passes. He has done that, showing he will be a great coach.

“I told him that if he could transmit his football imagination to his players he would fly high.”

“Dragan comes to London at least once a year. We meet up, chat and try to outsmart each other.
“It’s a great achievement for him to have won a championship. I was a coach in Japan for two years and didn’t manage it even though I had Piksi, who was the best player in the league, in my team.”