THIERRY HENRY has admitted he solely watched Arsenal fixtures as a result of “he needed to”.
Henry, 46, claimed that it was troublesome to look at Arsenal in the course of the latter levels of Arsene Wenger’s tenure and below Unai Emery.
Thierry Henry admitted that watching Arsenal was troublesome because the facet struggled for yearsCredit score: Getty
The French World Cup winner praised the present squad’s make-up and recalled the struggles of following the facet as they toiled for a number of seasons.
The Gunners regularly evaded Champions League qualification below the dreadful remaining years of Wenger and the beginning of Emery.
And it was solely two years in the past that Arsenal slumped to their worst ever begin to a season.
Henry advised The Relaxation is Soccer podcast: “5 years in the past I couldn’t relate to the workforce.
“I simply couldn’t. I used to be going to the video games as a result of I needed to not as a result of I wished to.
“It was simply because I used to be an Arsenal fan not as I wished to see them play. However now I can see what they’re about.”
The France U21 boss spoke forward of Arsenal’s dramatic 1-0 win in opposition to Man Metropolis which ended a depressing run in opposition to the Premier League champions.
Mikel Arteta’s facet matched the defensive prowess of their guests and received a stroke of luck in Gabriel Martinelli’s deflected winner.
Henry claimed Arsene Wenger’s remaining years have been robust to look atCredit score: Reuters
Henry praised Arteta’s work in taking the facet from their lowest days to real title challengers.
He added: “I’ve mad respect for what Mikel has accomplished. The way in which he has put the workforce again.”
Underneath long-time mentor and coach Arsène Wenger, Henry grew to become a prolific striker and Arsenal’s all-time main scorer with 228 objectives in all competitions.
The Premier League icon spent eight seasons in North London, lifting two league titles and three FA Cups, earlier than leaving for Barcelona in 2007.