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‘Arsene Wenger Had Yellow Liquid Injected Into Our Arms’ – Paul Merson

By Chris Wright

Former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson has revealed how, shortly after Arsene Wenger took over in 1996, Arsenal players were regularly driven to a hotel in London and injected with a mysterious yellow serum on the day before big games – and that the squad were also instructed to take super-strength caffeine pills in the dressing room before kick-off.

Speaking to French magazine So Foot (who seem to have a bit of a knack for eeking a decent interview out of the clear blue), Merse said:

“On the eve of big games we would go to a Holiday Inn in Islington where a yellowy product was injected into our arm.

“I never asked myself any questions (because it took the edge of the fluff?). From the moment you trust a manager you take everything he asks you to.

“Just before kick-off for a game against Blackburn, Arsene gave us a dark tablet. It was pure caffeine, the equivalent of 10 cups of Starbucks.

“My heart started racing, 30 minutes later that was still the case.”

Yellowy substance eh? What colour’s tiger blood again?

A spokesman for Arsenal has already nipped any Rocky IV-esque conspiracy theories in the bud, claiming the intravenous liquid that the club administered to the players was ‘a simple multi-vitamin injection’.

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13 Responses to “‘Arsene Wenger Had Yellow Liquid Injected Into Our Arms’ – Paul Merson”

  1. Redskywalker says:
    May 12, 2011 at 12:49 pm

    piss

  2. chimpo says:
    May 12, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    cider

  3. Adam says:
    May 12, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    cheating then?

  4. Chris says:
    May 12, 2011 at 1:10 pm

    @Adam: Sadly, there are no laws governing the intravenous administration of Lucozade.

  5. Anonymous says:
    May 12, 2011 at 1:12 pm

    How about that yellow streak down your back Paul?

    Was that all your own doing?

  6. Gibby says:
    May 12, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    Could’ve been worse. Merse could’ve been drinking heavily & taking coke ! judging by his tie looks like a bit of acid as well !

  7. gene wilder says:
    May 12, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    Cracking choice of photo haha!

  8. james says:
    May 12, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    arsenal will never win another trophy if wenger is your manager. he is good at rearing youngsters but absolutely terrible at tactics.

  9. Shane says:
    May 12, 2011 at 2:53 pm

    Pure Capri Sun straight to the blood stream to rehydrate him from the night before I’d say.

  10. Babar says:
    May 12, 2011 at 3:53 pm

    not enough oviously

  11. Kevin says:
    May 13, 2011 at 2:43 am

    any sort of drug would make Merson happy

  12. Sibu says:
    September 23, 2011 at 10:55 am

    that must be one hell of a trip he is having

  13. Andy says:
    September 24, 2011 at 1:17 am

    lol @ IV Lucozade

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