ARSENAL legend Thierry Henry believes his former club are making progress but has warned Mikel Arteta the ‘league table doesn’t lie’.
The Gunners have improved in recent months but are still languishing down in tenth in the Premier League.
Henry appeared as a pundit on Sky Sports for Monday Night Football and gave his verdict on Arsenal under Arteta.
Henry told Sky Sports: “Right now, I think the squad is good. Can it be better, yes?
“Was there any progress? I think there was progress.
“Was there any structure, are they doing better? The table doesn’t lie at the end of the day. Although you won [on Sunday], you’re still behind Tottenham and still behind a lot of teams.
“But it is a process, he said it himself, it is a process that soon is going to explode.
“Hopefully it’s going to explode very soon but consistency needs to happen pretty quickly.”
The Gunners have struggled for consistency this season but have progressed in recent months and claimed an impressive win over Tottenham last weekend in the North London derby.
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Arteta steered Arsenal to victory in the FA Cup last season and Henry thinks this has given the coach credit in the bank.
Henry said: “First and foremost, I would say yes, in a way, because I think Mikel brought himself some time by winning the FA Cup last year.
“I know people will tell me, ‘yes, that’s last year’, but the way he won it and the team he won it against, I think brought him some time with the Arsenal fans and with the team because at the end of the day you have something to show at the end of the season.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
