a écrit le 19 mai 2006 à 16h31 @ Tous
Henry finally pledges his future to Arsenal
SUITE
'I always refer to Arsenal as my home town. I have been welcomed with open arms, the love I receive here - sometimes from non-Arsenal fans - is something I can't forget about.'
Henry added: 'It is more than amazing for me. I said to the boss after the game on Wednesday that one of the most important things was what the team showed me. We can be so proud of what we did.
'The game reassured me of one thing I wanted to know - how far I can go with that team. They showed me they are a team with heart and lots of quality. I know we lost but I think you saw that quality, too.
'I said it [my decision] would come before the World Cup. I said I wanted to concentrate on pegging Tottenham back for fourth spot and then the Champions League final. After that was done I was very quick to make up my mind.
'I told the boss I wanted to stay. That was an important thing for me. There are so many things about why I decided to stay. Mr Dein, Arsene, the club, the fans, I just thought I could not left them down.
'I want to play Champions League football even more after what happened on Wednesday.'
Wenger believes keeping Henry long term is `basically an insurance for the future' of his young side.
'The team went through thick and thin this year but they have shown resilience and finished very strongly,' said Wenger.
'I believe this season has created a special bond inside the team and there is much more to come.
'Wednesday night reinforced that feeling among the players and if you want to continue that progression it would rely on Thierry's decision,' added the Gunners boss.
'You cannot say this team will go much higher if you lose your best player. Therefore for the progression of this team it was vital to get this kind of response from Thierry.
'It is basically an insurance for the future.'
Wenger insists he never put pressure on his captain to remain with Arsenal.
'He was at the age where you could understand him going through that state of mind. I tried just to tell him I want him to stay.
'On the other hand I never tried to put any pressure on him, I wanted him to make up his mind freely and voluntarily but I was confident that in the end if the team can show him (Henry) they can perform and compete with the best team in Europe we can keep him.'
King Malaxe
Henry finally pledges his future to Arsenal
SUITE
'I always refer to Arsenal as my home town. I have been welcomed with open arms, the love I receive here - sometimes from non-Arsenal fans - is something I can't forget about.'
Henry added: 'It is more than amazing for me. I said to the boss after the game on Wednesday that one of the most important things was what the team showed me. We can be so proud of what we did.
'The game reassured me of one thing I wanted to know - how far I can go with that team. They showed me they are a team with heart and lots of quality. I know we lost but I think you saw that quality, too.
'I said it [my decision] would come before the World Cup. I said I wanted to concentrate on pegging Tottenham back for fourth spot and then the Champions League final. After that was done I was very quick to make up my mind.
'I told the boss I wanted to stay. That was an important thing for me. There are so many things about why I decided to stay. Mr Dein, Arsene, the club, the fans, I just thought I could not left them down.
'I want to play Champions League football even more after what happened on Wednesday.'
Wenger believes keeping Henry long term is `basically an insurance for the future' of his young side.
'The team went through thick and thin this year but they have shown resilience and finished very strongly,' said Wenger.
'I believe this season has created a special bond inside the team and there is much more to come.
'Wednesday night reinforced that feeling among the players and if you want to continue that progression it would rely on Thierry's decision,' added the Gunners boss.
'You cannot say this team will go much higher if you lose your best player. Therefore for the progression of this team it was vital to get this kind of response from Thierry.
'It is basically an insurance for the future.'
Wenger insists he never put pressure on his captain to remain with Arsenal.
'He was at the age where you could understand him going through that state of mind. I tried just to tell him I want him to stay.
'On the other hand I never tried to put any pressure on him, I wanted him to make up his mind freely and voluntarily but I was confident that in the end if the team can show him (Henry) they can perform and compete with the best team in Europe we can keep him.'
King Malaxe
