Arsenal Must Win Something This Season – Henry

Arsenal fable Thierry Henry has acceptable a people for his erstwhile nine for the 2025/26 run and shared his thoughts connected caput manager Mikel Arteta. Under Arteta, Arsenal person made important advancement implicit the past fewer seasons, establishing themselves arsenic 1 of the champion teams successful Europe.

However, the Gunners person not won a trophy since lifting the FA Cup astatine the extremity of the 2019/20 campaign, having finished 2nd successful the Premier League for 3 consecutive seasons. Arsenal besides fell abbreviated successful the Champions League past season, losing successful the semi-finals to eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain.

Despite dealing with an wounded situation past season, which was often cited arsenic an excuse for their shortcomings, determination is little value to this statement this word arsenic the Gunners boast aggregate top-quality options successful each position. Henry claims “it’s a indispensable this twelvemonth to triumph something” arsenic they “can’t hide”. “Right now, I would accidental that cipher has a squad arsenic heavy arsenic Arsenal successful presumption of the prime available,” Henry stated during CBS Sports’ Champions League sum (via Football 365).

“Some teams tin supply a bully situation for the starting eleven, but if you look astatine the wide squad, it’s astir similar 2 teams. When you spot who is connected the seat contiguous and are inactive missing [Martin] Ødegaard, Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus… it’s wide the squad is well-equipped for each competitions. But let’s beryllium honest, it’s a indispensable this twelvemonth to triumph something. It’s essential; you can’t hide. Whatever it is that you person to bring, radical volition sermon the title, and I judge it’s going to beryllium a conflict betwixt Liverpool and Arsenal. You can’t constitute disconnected Man City yet; they’re experimenting with caller players. However, you indispensable triumph something; finishing 2nd doesn’t bring a trophy. It’s commendable, but astatine immoderate point, you indispensable validate your efforts.”