Arsene Wenger: As motivated as ever to bring success to Arsenal
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Arsene Wenger says he has spent "not one second" considering his Arsenal future despite a nightmare week.
Saturday's FA Cup defeat by Blackburn - Wenger's first to lower-league opposition in the competition - was followed by a rare ruck with the press and a humbling home loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
And Arsenal's longest-serving boss is under greater scrutiny from the club's supporters than at any other time during his 16-and-a-half years in England.
But asked directly whether he had considered stepping down, Wenger said: "Never. Not one second.
"I don't think that spark has anything to do with the length of your life. It is just that's how you are and you're motivated by how much you want to win and how much you are a winner.
"If I go out now and play one against one with you, you will see I will beat you and at least if I don't manage to beat you, I will want to beat you. That will not change as long as I can move."
Wenger attended a board meeting in the wake of the Bayern defeat and was told he retains the full backing of major shareholder Stan Kroenke.
He said: "The meeting speaks about many things. Commercial, ticket prices, long-term plans. I make my report as well on the technical side, so it was the usual thing.
"Of course we had no euphoria because we have gone through a disappointment on Tuesday night but apart from that we are responsible people who know what it is to fight.
"We live in a world of emotion, of excess, and it is down to people who have responsibilities to put that into perspective and keep solid and keep guiding the club in the right way."
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