THIERRY HENRY We Are Learning the Hard Way
Thierry Henry believes Arsenal are paying a heavy price for their mistakes this season.
The captain was disconsolate as he spoke after Tuesday’s heartbreaking exit from the Carling Cup at the hands of Wigan. Arsenal were on the cusp of another trip to Cardiff before Jason Roberts profited on hesitancy in the home defence to fire in from close range.
“I think that is a reflection of our season right there,” said Henry. “It is difficult to take. I know they had a lot of opportunities to score but we had a lot of opportunities.
“On the other side it difficult with the goal we conceded. We conceded the same goal at Everton when maybe we were not playing that great but it looked like we were going to get back to a good position.
“It was a long ball not really looking for anyone. It would have been sweeter if they had scored with one of their better chances.
“When you play like we did — desire, commitment and creating chances — there is nothing to say about it. I thought we played tremendously at times.
“But at the moment we are making mistakes we cannot afford. We are learning the hard way and it is a bit difficult to swallow.
“We can’t always rely on good football sometimes we need to come out with the win. They did something that we did not do. We did not score at their ground and they did. They kept on believing and got their reward.”
Henry is set to miss Saturday’s trip to Bolton in the FA Cup Fourth Round. Arsenal have already lost at the Reebok Stadium this season in the Premiership, the Frenchman believes it is imperative to get some consistency back on their travels.
“For us it is really important to get points away from home,” he said. “As you saw [on Tuesday] we can play great football but we need to get back on track away from home and make sure we can grab that fourth place in the Premiership.”
(Richard Clarke, Arsenal.com 25 January 2006)
The captain was disconsolate as he spoke after Tuesday’s heartbreaking exit from the Carling Cup at the hands of Wigan. Arsenal were on the cusp of another trip to Cardiff before Jason Roberts profited on hesitancy in the home defence to fire in from close range.
“I think that is a reflection of our season right there,” said Henry. “It is difficult to take. I know they had a lot of opportunities to score but we had a lot of opportunities.
“On the other side it difficult with the goal we conceded. We conceded the same goal at Everton when maybe we were not playing that great but it looked like we were going to get back to a good position.
“It was a long ball not really looking for anyone. It would have been sweeter if they had scored with one of their better chances.
“When you play like we did — desire, commitment and creating chances — there is nothing to say about it. I thought we played tremendously at times.
“But at the moment we are making mistakes we cannot afford. We are learning the hard way and it is a bit difficult to swallow.
“We can’t always rely on good football sometimes we need to come out with the win. They did something that we did not do. We did not score at their ground and they did. They kept on believing and got their reward.”
Henry is set to miss Saturday’s trip to Bolton in the FA Cup Fourth Round. Arsenal have already lost at the Reebok Stadium this season in the Premiership, the Frenchman believes it is imperative to get some consistency back on their travels.
“For us it is really important to get points away from home,” he said. “As you saw [on Tuesday] we can play great football but we need to get back on track away from home and make sure we can grab that fourth place in the Premiership.”
(Richard Clarke, Arsenal.com 25 January 2006)
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