During his time at Arsenal, Arsene Wenger was known for his revolutionary ideas.
Now new details have emerged about the Frenchman’s “unorthodox” training methods.
– If you have wisdom teeth, you might start laughing now, says former Arsenal player Ray Parlor.
During his time at the club, Arsene Wenger won 17 trophies and is often described as one of English football’s most influential coaches through his pioneering ideas on diet and exercise.
What’s not known are his thoughts on dental hygiene — until now.
Indeed, former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlor recently revealed to talkSPORT that Wenger pressured his players to have their wisdom teeth extracted.
“The little quirks are gone.”
According to the Frenchman, this was necessary to avoid “bad blood” spreading throughout the body and thus increasing the players’ risk of infection.
– If you have wisdom teeth, you might start laughing now… But when they start to show, they cause bad blood flow to the body and that can lead to some little blemishes. Parlor says there have been many players who have chosen to have their wisdom teeth extracted.
One of them was Swede Fredrik Ljungberg, as revealed by Ray Parlor, who testified firsthand that he noticed a huge health improvement after the operation.
– Previously, I often felt tired. After I had my wisdom teeth removed, I felt a lot better. Small blemishes disappeared. I promise, it really helped me.