Here's the link to the full article: http://www.soccernet.com/england/news/2002/1008/20021008afcwenger.html
When he does finally quit being manager, and hopefully it won't be for a long time yet, I'd have thought he would like a crack at being manager of the French national side. Managing the national team has to be the pinnacle of any manager's career.
Ditto. In fact Id think the job is open for him when ever he wants to move into the position. Wenger has alot of personal power now days, though Id argue its deserved.
AW has certainly earned everyone's respect at Arsenal. With the plaudits he's also earned a lot of freedom, too. I think he would find coaching at the national level to be too restrictive. Too many people to answer to, too many cooks in the kitchen.
I think it would be down to him to stamp his authority on the position. I don't recall anyone getting in the way of Aime Jacquet when he was French coach. He wouldn't have stood for any interference in team affairs and was successful.
We've all read how Wenger's management at Arsenal extends not only to his players' performance on the pitch, but also to such things as their dietary habits. (I wouldn't be surprised to learn that he makes them floss. ) Thus, I don't think the "control" issue Wenger would face as French National Team manager would come from FFF officials being officious so much as the fact that Wenger would not have the constant guidance over his players' holistic physical and psychological lives available to him as the manager of a club. Arsene works best when he can develop young players to achieve their full potential under his constant care and tutelage. Although I'm sure he'd be a fine national team manager, I don't think that setting really plays to his strengths.