Thierry Henry believes Arsene Wenger deserves a trophy for the way in which he has dealt with pressure over the course of his 22-year tenure.
Henry was highly criticised last week when he failed to attend Wenger’s farewell at the Emirates Stadium, fulfilling his contractual obligations with Sky sports.
The Arsenal record goalscorer has appeared to endure a slightly strained relationship with the man who catapulted him to super-stardom, regularly criticising his team in his role as TV pundit after failing to land a full-time coaching job.
In an emotional interview with Arsenal.com, Henry admitted to having regrets over the way he treated Wenger during his days as a footballer, saying: ‘Unfortunately what you don’t see is the amount of hours that he puts on the field and his office to make sure that team can perform.
‘I know it’s a cliche thing, work and sutff, but listen: I can testify because I’m just starting. It’s hard to be a coach.
‘I was a pain in the neck. Just imagine if you multiply that by the whole squad. It’s what you guys don’t see. That’s very difficult.
‘I know people will tell me he has an amazing contract. That doesn’t mean he’s not a human being, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have feelings, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t go through emotion.
‘I went to see him doing an interview and I asked him how he was.
‘He went ‘I’m OK, we lost the other day’ and I said ‘No, I’m not talking about the game’.
‘I said ‘How are you?’. I felt bad because as a player I never went to his office to ask him how he was because I didn’t care. Nobody does care.
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‘The fans do not care about the well-being of the coach. You don’t
‘You go there, ‘why didn’t I play? Why am I playing on the left?’
‘The fans ‘Why is he playing there’. The press ‘Why this, why that?’.
‘Everything points at the boss. For that, you deserve a trophy.’
