Henry believes Arsenal and Arteta have massively underachieved in the time the Spaniard has been at the club.
Henry believes that Arsenal have underachieved.
Since joining the Gunners from Manchester City in 2019, Arteta, 43, has completely changed the team and made them a consistent contender for the championship.
But since defeating Chelsea in the FA Cup final during Arteta’s debut season as manager in 2020, the team hasn’t taken home any hardware.
Arsenal was eliminated in the Champions League and Carabao Cup semifinals this season, and they have finished second in the Premier League for the last three seasons.
“I’m not saying that I’m disappointed with Arsenal, but it’s normal that people are raising questions now about what the team is doing,” Henry told the Stick to Football podcast., external
“I understand that at the very beginning you arrive and it’s not your team. You need at the very least three or four transfer windows to change everything that you want to.
“It takes time and you have to give a manager time to be able to implement what he wants to do.
“For the last three years Arsenal have been in a situation where they should have at least brought one cup or [reached] a final.”
Over the last three Premier League seasons, Arsenal has averaged 82 points per season.
Henry, however, made a comparison with Manchester United, who have played in five finals and won two titles in the last five years.
“Manchester United have played in five finals in the last five years, the United that everyone laughs at – whereas for Arsenal in the last three years of building, they’ve not reached a final,” said Henry.
“So I do understand when people ask the question, ‘surely you should compete for a trophy?'”