{"id":7284,"date":"2026-04-29T00:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7284"},"modified":"2026-04-29T00:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:39:13","slug":"thierry-henry-responds-to-mikel-arteta-criticism-ahead-of-arsenal-vs-atletico-madrid-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7284","title":{"rendered":"Thierry Henry responds to Mikel Arteta criticism ahead of Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Thierry-Henry-7d48.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28158220\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Thierry Henry has questioned why Arsenal fans want Mikel Arteta to change his style (CBS Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thierry Henry has told Arsenal supporters to \u2018accept\u2019 Mikel Arteta\u2019s style of play ahead of their Champions League semi-final against Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are currently three points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League and are in the final four of the Champions League for the second season in a row.<\/p>\n<p>However, Arteta has faced criticism over Arsenal\u2019s playing style in recent weeks with the team failing to score more than one goal in a game in each of their last seven matches.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the first leg of Arsenal\u2019s Champions League semi-final in Madrid on Wednesday night, Henry insists the result is more important than the performance against Diego Simeone\u2019s side and has questioned why supporters are calling for Arteta to change.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Atletico lost at The Emirates, I think it was 4-0 in the league phase, which doesn\u2019t tell you a lot but it tells you it\u2019s a game where we created, actually,\u2019 Henry told CBS Sports.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_295033106-6103.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28158711\" alt=\"MADRID, SPAIN- APRIL 28: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and captain Martin Odegaard in the pitch ahead of the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Semi Final First Leg match between Atletico de Madrid and Arsenal FC at Riyadh Air Metropolitano on April 28, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Arsenal play Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018But it will be different. The win, Arsenal against Newcastle, in terms of how we played wasn\u2019t outstanding but it\u2019s way better to go into that game with a win against Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So let\u2019s see what\u2019s going to happen tomorrow. It\u2019s not so much what I want to see, people are expecting or wanting Arsenal to play a certain way now, they didn\u2019t the whole year. Why do you want them now to just go forward and start to create?<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They play a certain way, Mikel Arteta plays a certain way, we\u2019re strong on set-pieces, solid, we don\u2019t create a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I would just like to see a win, that will do for me and bring something to The Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You have to be pragmatic sometimes. You cannot always be Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain, we play a different way. I think people have to accept the fact that Mikel Arteta goes about the game like that and hopefully we can win.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Clarence Seedorf makes Arsenal claim after PSG beat Bayern Munich in Champions League<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Martin Odegaard responds to Arsenal exit link ahead of Champions League semi-final<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Mikel Arteta issues Jurrien Timber injury update ahead of Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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