LIBERIAN PRESIDENT GEORGE Weah will decorate Arsene Wenger and Claude LeRoy, the two French coaches who gave his football career an early boost.
“Arsene and I will be decorated with the highest distinction of the country on August 24 in Monrovia”, Le Roy told AFP on Monday.
LeRoy met the young Weah while managing Cameroon.
“He had signed to Tonnerre Yaounde and came to Cameroon national squad training even though he was a Liberian. I was dazzled by his talent and called Arsene,” said LeRoy, who is currently coaching Togo.
Wenger signed Weah for Monaco in 1988.
After four seasons in the principality, he moved to Paris Sain-Germain and then to AC Milan in 1995, the year he became the only African player to win the Ballon d’Or.
Weah was elected president of Liberia in January and invited Wenger to his inauguration, but the Frenchman was still Arsenal manager and was unable to go.
“I remember when I saw him for the first time in Monaco, coming in a bit lost, not knowing anybody, not being rated by anybody as a player and after, in 1995, becoming the best player in the world,” Wenger said in January.
“I would like to say this guy is an example for everybody who plays football today, for all the players.”
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It really is people from outside the club who are concerned about his dry spell. 17 goals 7 assists & well in the hunt for the golden boot again
@samstheman: his finishing and awareness of players around him recently has been shocking, pressure?
Even when Salah hits a dry patch the opposition are fixated on him!
Liverpool are Top of the Premiership, and in the quarter finals of the Champion’s League!
Slow news day?
@Battaz: tbf its not news but for salah to come out of his dry spell( if ya can call it that) would be a massive boost for lfc. While their in a great posistion city still there and augero scoring. Messi/ronaldo scoring for europes big teams.
Salah is selfish. Always angry and moody when he doesn’t score yet the team are winning.
@Fred McHugh: all top strikers/goal scorers have that trait. Its a positive in a goal scorer. Top top player
@Fred McHugh: talking ouv your hoop
@Fred McHugh: thats what top strikers are …. Not ever happy with what they have . MON DA POOL
@Fred McHugh: can only agree with you Frederick. That accidental assist for Mane with the outside of his right foot v Munich was absolute and utter greed. Sell him to West Ham and be off with him
@Conor Pocock: left foot…. doh :)