Wenger and his parents lived above the Croix D’Or pub in Duttlenheim where he grew up. He believes that spending time with the locals was central to his man-management and love for football. “From an early age I got a practical, psychological education to get into the minds of people,” he said. “It is not often that a boy of five or six is always living with adults in a little village. I learned about tactics and selection from the people talking about football in the pub.”