Arsenal Legend Henry Blasts Arteta Over Trophyless Run

‎Thierry Henry, Arsenal’s all-time leading goalscorer and former captain, believes the club should have some silverware to show for their efforts over the past three seasons.

‎Since Mikel Arteta took charge in 2019, the former midfielder has transformed Arsenal into a competitive force.

‎However, under his management, the Gunners have secured only one major trophy so far the FA Cup in 2020.

‎Arsenal have finished as Premier League runners-up three times in succession, twice pushing Manchester City hard, but this time finishing a distant second to Liverpool.

‎They were eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals, having reached the quarter-finals the previous season, and also exited in the semi-finals of the League Cup.

‎”I’m not saying that I’m disappointed with Arsenal, but, normally, people are raising questions now about what the team is doing,” Henry, 47, told the Stick to Football podcast.

‎”I understand that at the very beginning, you arrive and it’s not your team. You need, at the very least, three or four transfer windows to change everything that you want to.

‎”It takes time, and you have to give a manager time to be able to implement what he wants to do.

‎”For the last three years, Arsenal have been in a situation where they should have at least brought one cup or (reached) a final.”

‎Last week, Arsenal’s North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, ended their 17-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League.

‎Meanwhile, Newcastle United also claimed a long-awaited victory, securing the League Cup and ending decades of silverware scarcity. Additionally, Crystal Palace achieved their first major trophy in club history by winning the FA Cup.

‎Even Manchester United, who have endured a stark decline in recent seasons, have still managed to win trophies, notably last season’s FA Cup and the 2022/23 League Cup.

‎”Manchester United have played in five finals in the last five years, the United that everyone laughs at, whereas, for Arsenal, in the last three years of building, they’ve not reached a final,” said Henry.

‎”So I do understand when people ask the question, ‘Surely you should compete for a trophy?'”