Kommentarer om Henrys kontrakt
Idag förlängde Thierry Henry sitt kontrakt med fyra år och en av huvudanledningarna till att han beslutade sig för att stanna var förlusten i Champions League-finalen.
Thierry Henry tyckte att lagkamraterna visade så mycket hjärta och kvalitet i finalen att det blev avgörande för hans beslut att stanna.
"The game reassured me of one thing I wanted to know - how far I can go with that team. I know we lost but they showed me they are a team with heart and lots of quality. We can be so proud of what we did."
"I said my decision would come before the World Cup. But I also 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. As a guy that is how I am."
“There were other things that made me stay - my family, London, the fans here and away from home, the press, everyone. All those little things help to make my mind up. "
"I always refer to Arsenal as my home. I have been welcomed with open arms, the love I receive here - sometimes from non-Arsenal fans - is something I can't forget about."
Thierry Henry förklarar varför han hör hemma i Arsenal.
“Here, they understand and respect football. We lost on Wednesday [in the Champions League Final] but when I turned to clap the fans they were still there and they clapped us. In some other countries they would have left or been upset with the team but they understood that on the day we gave everything. We gave it our best shot."
Dessutom älskar Henry fotbollen i England och passionen som supportrarna visar.
“In England I even enjoy playing away from home and getting some stick. It is just the passion that they have here. You can do your job in a nice way and people will always respect what you are doing.”
Arsene Wenger tycker att det var mycket viktigt för laget och klubben att Henry beslutade sig för att stanna. En säkerhet inför framtiden, anser Wenger.
“I knew this would rely on Thierry Henry’s decision. You can not go much higher up if you lose your best player. It was vital for the team to get this kind of response from him. Of course we would have had to cope with any decision but it is basically insurance for the future."
“He was at a stage where you understand why he goes through that state of mind. I tried to tell him we want him to stay. I never tried to put any pressure on him because I wanted him to make up his mind freely and voluntarily. But if the team can show him we can compete with the best teams in Europe then we had a chance to keep him.”
