The Gunners boss, who used his programme notes on Saturday to call for a crack down on reckless tackling, found himself on the defensive after Jack Wilshere was given his marching orders during his side's 2-1 win over Birmingham.
While maintaining Wilshere's challenge was mistimed, Wenger knows others will be quick to comment on the dismissal.
"No matter what we do, it is wrong," Wenger said. "If we get kicked the whole game and do not reply, people say we are too soft.
"I don't believe we are too soft. We showed that at Chelsea where we were not dominated physically at all. On the contrary, we dominated that game physically, so we are not too soft.
"I tell my players to play football. I can influence my players with the vision I have of the game, but I cannot influence what people say about us.
"If you respond every time to the judgement of others you go one day north, the next day south, then east, then west and players don't know where you are going any more."
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