Wenger was wrong not to play me, blasts Podolski

Thegoalmac has learned that Lukas Podolski has again hit out at Arsene Wenger's treatment of him at Arsenal, insisting "only he knows why I wasn't played regularly".

The question I want to ask Arsenal fans is, do you guys think Podolski deserves to have played more at Arsenal? Or was Mr Wenger right to bench him? Continue for the what Podolski said this time after the cut.

Podolski failed to start a Premier League game this season before moving to Italy, and the German has pointed to his scoring record - 19 goals in 60 appearances for the club - as to why he should have been picked more.

"I never had a problem with Wenger... much has been hyped up. And the only thing I have criticised was that he did not wish me good luck in Milan," he told Bild.

"Why this [Wenger not playing him regularly] was so, he alone knows. After the World Cup in summer he still said how important I was for him. When I played, I performed. Statistics do not lie.

"The responsibility for preparation is the sole responsibility of the coach. So he must know why I barely got a chance. Then I had to find a solution, and it was Inter. The club is still one of the top ten in the world."