Arsenal Legend Thierry Henry Blast Arteta

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has openly blast Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta as he said the club have underachieved under him. The former Arsenal and Barca player said the club has not done well in the past three years.

Arteta has transformed the Gunners since leaving Manchester City for the club in 2019, making the side regular title challengers. However, the club have not won a piece of silverware since beating Chelsea in the FA Cup final during Arteta’s first season in charge in 2020.

Arsenal have finished second in the past three Premier League seasons. They were knocked out at the semi-final stage of the Champions League and Carabao Cup this season.

Speaking about it, Thierry Henry said: “I’m not saying that I’m disappointed with Arsenal, but it’s normal that people are raising questions now about what the team is doing.” “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.”

He also said: “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.”

The player used Manchester United, who have won two trophies and competed in five finals during the past five years, as a comparison. He said: “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.”

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