managers in the Premier League in the next 10 to
15 years.
The Arsenal boss, who signed a two-year contract
extension at Emirates Stadium at the end of last
season, told a Football Writers' Association event
in London that he foresees changes in the way top-
flight clubs are run.
Wenger was reported to have railed against the
introduction of a director of football at Arsenal as
his unseemly contract saga rumbled on and he
senses a move towards more technical analysis in
the running of clubs, with a shift away from what
he terms "football specialists".
"I'm personally convinced that [a female manager
in the Premier League] will happen soon," he said.
"I'm convinced in 10 or 15 years it will not
necessarily be a football specialist who is a
manager of a club.
"You will have so many scientists around the team
that [the people] who will bring out the team to play
on Saturday will be more management specialists
than football specialists.
"[This is] because the football decisions will be
made by technological analysis."
In Wenger's homeland, Corinne Diacre is the head
coach of Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot, a position she
has held since becoming the first woman to led a
professional men's team in a competitive match in
France three years ago.
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