Arsene Wenger was in defiant mood after Arsenal fans turned on their manager in the closing stages of the 0-0 draw at Aston Villa on Saturday evening.
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Supporters chanted 'you don't know what you're doing' when Wenger brought on Francis Coquelin for Olivier Giroud in the final two minutes at Villa Park.
The Gunners boss dodged questions about the negative chanting in his post-match conference, but took the opportunity to hit back at his critics.
"I don't want to comment on that," said the Frenchman. "I do my job and do my best for the club. I leave it to you to judge. I try to be as good as I can be.
"Is it hurtful? Look, I have managed for 30 years at the top level and I have to convince you I can manage the team? How many games have you managed? I promise you if you manage one I will sit in the stands and chant 'you know what you are doing!'"
When pressed on why he made the substitution, Wenger said: "You can discuss every substitution. You think what you want. I do my job and I let people judge it. I do that every day and I do my best every day. I know why I do it.
"What is the thinking behind the substitution? I will not explain every decision I make, you judge the game for the papers and I sit here and explain to you our game.
"You are all great managers! I read the newspapers every day and I can tell you that you are always great managers!'"
Wenger admitted his players felt the effects of their midweek UEFA Champions League clash with Montpellier as they failed to come up with the goods against the Villans.
"We were a little bit frustrated. We expected a difficult game because we played an intense game last Saturday against Tottenham. We had a Champions League game on Wednesday night so we knew it would be hard," he said.
"Always, when you play away from home after the Champions League it can be difficult. We lacked a bit of sharpness today in the final third. Physically we were jaded."
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