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Wenger:
I know what it's like to be captain
Arsenal boss says Thierry Henry
is fitting into new role
ARSENE Wenger has used his own experience as captain of a 1966
Austrian club to understand Thierry Henry’s struggle to
adapt to the role.
The Arsenal manager believes Henry is only just beginning to
take on his full responsibilities as captain.
But after his skipper led Arsenal to a 4-0 victory over Fulham
on Saturday, Wenger said he understood Henry’s plight by
looking to lessons he had learnt as captain of Austrian third
division club Mutzig.
He said: “I know what it’s like because I was captain
as well.
“It takes time to understand football completely, you do
not get that from one game to the next.
“Thierry is beginning to show this character and the team
has unity again.”
Wenger made Henry captain after selling Patrick Vieira to Italian
giants Juventus in July 2005.
But while Henry – top scorer in the last five seasons –
regularly puts in match-winning displays, he has faced criticism
after lacklustre away performances.
Wenger added: “At the start Thierry wanted to do too much
– he wanted to help everybody.
“Now he is conscious of the problems of the whole team.”
Meanwhile, Spurs head coach Martin Jol will be looking for a
team performance when Tottenham travel to Stamford Bridge on
Saturday.
Jol said: “If you fall behind, you then have a struggle
because Chelsea are great at counter-attacking.
“But we have our own strengths and Chelsea know that we
can win games.” |
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