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| Injured Henry denies Wenger row | Injured Henry denies Wenger row |
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| Arsenal striker Thierry Henry says his injuries will keep him out for at least a month and denies he has fallen out with boss Arsene Wenger over the issue. | Arsenal striker Thierry Henry says his injuries will keep him out for at least a month and denies he has fallen out with boss Arsene Wenger over the issue. |
| "I have to say stop for a month, maybe a month-and-a-half, the time for the pain to disappear," the 29-year-old told French newspaper L'Equipe. | "I have to say stop for a month, maybe a month-and-a-half, the time for the pain to disappear," the 29-year-old told French newspaper L'Equipe. |
| Henry insists he did not argue with Wenger, but the Arsenal boss has hinted they are currently at odds. | Henry insists he did not argue with Wenger, but the Arsenal boss has hinted they are currently at odds. |
| Wenger said: "We have a good relationship and will have one again." | Wenger said: "We have a good relationship and will have one again." |
| Reports claimed skipper Henry stormed out of training on Friday after being told he would not play against Spurs. | Reports claimed skipper Henry stormed out of training on Friday after being told he would not play against Spurs. |
| 606: DEBATE This sends out a message to the squad that no one player is more important than the team Plymouth Gooner 606: Have your say | 606: DEBATE This sends out a message to the squad that no one player is more important than the team Plymouth Gooner 606: Have your say |
| But Henry said: "Yes, I did get angry about it because I cannot help out my team on the pitch. | But Henry said: "Yes, I did get angry about it because I cannot help out my team on the pitch. |
| "It's something I find hard to accept. But I did not squabble with Arsene Wenger." | "It's something I find hard to accept. But I did not squabble with Arsene Wenger." |
| As well as the Spurs game, Henry missed the previous weekend's trip to Bolton with a neck problem, but he has now revealed he is also suffering from a sore left thigh muscle. | As well as the Spurs game, Henry missed the previous weekend's trip to Bolton with a neck problem, but he has now revealed he is also suffering from a sore left thigh muscle. |
| The striker led Arsenal to the Champions League final last season and then helped France reach the World Cup final. | The striker led Arsenal to the Champions League final last season and then helped France reach the World Cup final. |
| "After 60 matches in 2006, there comes a time when your body tells you to stop and you have to listen," he said. | "After 60 matches in 2006, there comes a time when your body tells you to stop and you have to listen," he said. |
| Arsenal now look set to be without the striker for the Carling Cup and FA Cup matches at Liverpool and six Premiership games, including a game against Chelsea. | Arsenal now look set to be without the striker for the Carling Cup and FA Cup matches at Liverpool and six Premiership games, including a game against Chelsea. |
| However, Wenger says his squad will cope. | However, Wenger says his squad will cope. |
| "We are not a one-man team. We have 20 good players and it's down to me to make a good team," said the Gunners boss. | "We are not a one-man team. We have 20 good players and it's down to me to make a good team," said the Gunners boss. |
| I can be pig-headed. Sometimes I feel I am in the right even when I am wrong Thierry Henry | |
| "Thierry's not ready to play, he is tired, he needs to fully recover and he cannot expect to walk straight back in." | "Thierry's not ready to play, he is tired, he needs to fully recover and he cannot expect to walk straight back in." |
| Rumours of a rift between Henry and his manager were fuelled by Wenger's claim that he would not sign any new players in January - a statement he repeated on Monday. | Rumours of a rift between Henry and his manager were fuelled by Wenger's claim that he would not sign any new players in January - a statement he repeated on Monday. |
| That came shortly after Henry had said: "The depth of our squad is nowhere near the others. Arsene will try and land a few bargains in January." | |
| Asked why Henry might have voiced such an opinion, Wenger answered: "I don't know, you should ask him." | Asked why Henry might have voiced such an opinion, Wenger answered: "I don't know, you should ask him." |
| Reports of Henry's alleged row with Wenger prompted an unnamed France international to tell a French Sunday newpaper that the striker is "an enormous bighead who cannot take criticism". | |
| Henry laughed off the report, but did reveal that he would prefer not to play on his own up front, as he has been recently. | |
| "It doesn't bother me. I find it sad that someone has sunk so low," he said. | |
| "One thing is true: I can be pig-headed. Sometimes, I feel that I am in the right even when I am wrong. | |
| "But to claim that I wanted the power - no. To say that I wanted to play in a 4-5-1 - no. Everyone that knows me knows that I prefer to play alongside a team-mate (in attack)." |