Thierry Henry: Don’t rule Arsenal out for the Premier League title this year
Ex-Arsenal striker Thierry Henry believes the Gunners can lift the Premiership title, despite missing key players like Robin van Persie. Speaking to The Times and referring to his old club by using the words “we” and “us”, the Frenchman declared it is admirable how Arsene Wenger’s side twice cut the gap at the top, showing sheer determination.
With the Gunners currently on level points with Chelsea, Henry, 32, added how Arsenal’s easy set of fixtures compared to the rest will make sure that they will keep on fighting until the end, with a very good chance of adding a new trophy after five years of anxious wait.
The Frenchman said:
I know it’s coming up to five years since we won a trophy. But don’t rule us out for the Premier League title this year. You can’t – when a team have proved they can get up off the floor after not one heavy blow to the chin but two, you have to take their chances seriously.
Arsene Wenger’s players took two beatings in big matches – from Manchester United and then Chelsea – and still kept pace with those clubs at the top of the league. Now you look at our remaining programme, starting with Burnley at the Emirates, and you can see that the other members of the so-called big four are safely out of the way.
With no disrespect to the rest, that has to be an advantage. So we’re very much in there fighting for the big prize. And there can be no doubt now that Arsene’s latest generation have the stomach for the fight.
They have survived a lot this season, including injuries to Cesc Fabregas and, still, Robin van Persie. In fact, you could say that if Van Persie had stayed in the side, we might even be top now.
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Henry is out of favour at Barcelona right now and touted will be offload by the Catalans at the end of this season. Maybe he can play again for Arsenal for one or two more seasons.
Wishful thinking MCad. Hopefully he will come and we can sell Bendtner to West Brom Or Middlesbrough
Post 5-0 against porto… still want to sell bendtner you tool?
I really don’t believe that’s going to happen, unfortunately. . .
It’s funny what you mentioned about Bendtner though
He helps the team but isn’t an out and out goal scorer. We’ll manage. Arsenal for the Premiership!!!
They guy surely stil loves n thinks of arsenal more than barca..he his arsenal thro n thro..he has arsenal dna,take that laporta.
one bad game and bendtner is crap lol walcott one good game and he is the best lol its like no one noes about football he came back an scored in nearly every game but now he is crap, every striker been threw that at less 3 times a session torres eto rooney henry this yeah for bercelona its happens.
Too right.
Pls lets 4get henri 4 now & concentrate on our new signning chamark
Even with the strings of misses Bendtner had, I still fancy his attitude to go forward to positions to strike. If he did manage to miss that 4 or 5 goals, it meant he was motivated enough to get into that position, which is what we are lacking the most in our team. We need someone to get to striking range instead of just making 20 short passes around the opponents area waiting for miracles to happen.
sick of all the Bendtner bashing, he has a couple of misses and now he doesnt deserve to play for arsenal, please! every striker has an off day, look at Torres for liverpool in their game agaist Wigan he missed about three quality chances and people (including myself) consider him the best striker in the EPL. Lay off Bendtner, he’ll come good. just you watch.
I like the idea that selling Bendtner to westbrom or Middlsbrogh.
your comment is so funny and I like it.
I might be puzzled…but didn’t bendtner just score a hat trick in the champions league today?
No he didn’t, he scored it yesterday