I let everyone down — Arsenal legend Thierry Henry reveals biggest football regret

I let everyone down — Arsenal legend Thierry Henry reveals biggest football regret

Ifeanyi Ufomadu 17:02 - 25.09.2024

Arsenal and Premier League legend Thierry Henry has opened up on his time with the Gunners and his biggest footballing regret.

Thierry Henry has opened up about the lingering regret from his time at Arsenal that still haunts him to this day.

The Arsenal legend had a fantastic career and is widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time.

Despite winning two Premier League titles and three FA Cups, Henry can't shake off the memory of his crucial miss in the 2006 Champions League final against Barcelona.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry has one big football regret

The France striker scored 228 goals in nearly 400 appearances, cementing his status as a Gunners legend, but scoring the winning goal in that final could have eclipsed everything else.

"I still have moments where I'm like, 'I didn't deliver for Arsenal to win a Champions League,'" Henry confessed on CBS Sports.

"The final – I had the opportunity to score. I didn't score. I wake up from it sometimes."

"You feel like you let your people down – yourself, your teammates, the fans.

"Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of good moments in a career. But that does affect you, especially when you are 'the guy' of the team."

Henry enjoyed many highs over the course of his career, winning the 1998 FIFA World Cup France, UEFA Euro 2000 and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.

He went on to Barcelona in the summer of 2007, where he won the La Liga and UEFA Champions League under Pep Guardiola.

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