The morning of the 19th, London North Suburb Colney Training Base.
Lately, Wenger had been arriving at work earlier than usual.
This was especially true after the disastrous 1-4 away loss to Barcelona in the Champions League on the 6th.
The first thing he did every day upon arriving at the training base was read the newspapers.
In the United Kingdom, almost everyone in the football media has their own particular stance.
As the team's head coach, understanding these stances allowed him to pick up on subtle clues in their reports and commentary, and in doing so, gather more intelligence and information.
For example, there was that heavy-set fellow from the Daily Mail, Martin Samuel. He was originally with The Times before the Daily Mail poached him with an annual salary of 250,000 British Pounds. He had always been in Chelsea's corner.
He had a great relationship with the likes of Terry and Lampard and knew many of the secrets from inside the Chelsea locker room.
