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It's a strange atmosphere always over there, it is darker and less glamorous, and you don't feel as high. It is a different kind of test - can you raise your level in a less exciting environment and perhaps still a very difficult one?

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Arsene Wenger
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 22
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Arsène Charles Ernest Wenger
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