Arsene Wenger hits back at Thierry Henry after Arsenal criticism: He sits in the best seats in the stadium

Wenger responded to Henry's claim that the Arsenal fans were the angriest he has ever seen during the 2-1 defeat by Swansea on Wednesday

Jack de Menezes
Friday 04 March 2016 05:57 EST
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Arsene Wenger has hit back at Thierry Henry for comments he made about the Arsenal crowd
Arsene Wenger has hit back at Thierry Henry for comments he made about the Arsenal crowd (Getty Images)

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Arsene Wenger has hit back at former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry after he made comments regarding the anger among fans at the Emirates Stadium following back-to-back defeats by Manchester United and Swansea that leaves the club on the brink of falling out of the Premier League title race.

Henry claimed that the home crowd was as “angry” as he had seen them following the loss to Swansea, which saw Arsenal lose control of an early lead to succumb 2-1 to the relegation threatened side.

However, speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s north London derby against Tottenham, Wenger hit back as the man he signed for the club back in 1999, and claimed that he does not get to feel the true feelings of the fans at every game because he is sitting in the rich seats.

"Henry hasn't found the measurement of the fans anger -he sits in the best seats in the stadium,” Wenger said when asked about Henry’s comments.

Henry claimed that the fans at the Emirates had shown negativity towards Wenger from the moment Swansea equalised, and believes that they booed every decision the 66-year-old Frenchman made during the match.

Sky Sports pair Jamie Redknapp and Jamie Carragher flank Thierry Henry
Sky Sports pair Jamie Redknapp and Jamie Carragher flank Thierry Henry (Getty)

Writing in his column for The Sun, Henry said: "I have never heard the Arsenal supporters as angry as they were at the Emirates on Wednesday night when their team lost at home to Swansea.

"They were less patient than I have ever known, booed one of the manager’s substitutions and groaned every time a pass went astray or a tackle was lost.

"The stick that Arsene Wenger has been getting is not personal. People judge what they are seeing, although some maybe go too far in the way they express their unhappiness."

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