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Henry: Trust Wenger to get it right
New Arsenal captain Thierry Henry trusts manager Arsene Wenger to sign the right players following the exit of Patrick Vieira.
Thierry Henry: Has faith in boss. (PhilCole/GettyImages)
Juventus signed Vieira in a £13.7million move this summer and Henry admits his France team-mate will be missed at Highbury.
But Henry is convinced Wenger's eye for a bargain will result in more great players joining the club.
'I am sure Arsene has a few things up his sleeve,' Henry told The Sun. 'There is no doubt that he will sign some more players that few people have heard of. But they will go on to become great players.
'Of course it is a blow to lose Patrick, you cannot hide from that.
'But as we saw last season, alongside Patrick there are lots of able youngsters. They showed a lot of quality and are getting better.
'More importantly you have to trust Arsene Wenger. How can you not trust a man who has won four FA Cups and three league titles?
'He has proved he has a fantastic eye for a player. No-one had heard of Patrick Vieira when he signed.'
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arsenal rule end of story yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees ok then |
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Arsenal 3-0 Utrecht
Goals from Robert Pires, Jose Reyes and Thierry Henry helped Arsenal to a comfortable victory over Dutch side Utrecht in Bad Waltersdorf.
Freddie Ljungberg was brought down in the 13th minute, and Pires scored from the spot at the second attempt after the referee ordered a re-take.
Henry hit the post and Pires had an effort disallowed for offside before substitute Reyes scored.
Emmanuel Eboue's cutback from the right found Henry for the third goal. |
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| Quote: |  Jose Antonio Reyes has lavished praise on Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and completely backs the Frenchman's decision to sell Patrick Vieira.
The sale of Vieira to Juventus caused shockwaves in some quarters, but Reyes is adamant that, as he has done in the past, Wenger will bring through the talent to ensure the France international is not missed.
Indeed, Reyes believes that Vieira will struggle to reproduce his best form without the guidance of his mentor at Arsenal and feels the North Londoners already have the strength to cover his departure.
When quizzed by AS on the possible impact of Vieira's sale, he stated: "I will say one thing, before he was with Wenger, Vieira was not the player that everyone has seen here for the last few years and it was the same with (Thierry) Henry.
"Both blossomed under this manager (Wenger) and I have no doubt he will do the same with other youngsters who come here.
"The boss knows what he is doing and knows how to get the most out of young players.
"Here we have footballers with great futures ahead of them who are already performing at a high level like Cesc and Senderos, I think that they will ensure that Arsenal continue to be amongst the big teams."
On Wenger he continued: "He is truly an incredible person.
"Although from the outside he gives off a cold image and seems a distant person, in the dressing room he is not.
"He is always looking out for us, concerned about our best interests and looking to create the perfect atmosphere."
Reyes went on to speak of his determination to reward both Wenger and Arsenal for the new long-term deal he recently signed.
While admitting that he did speak to Real Madrid last season regarding a possible move, he insisted he had no doubt about inking the new contract - which ties him to the club until 2011 - once it was offered to him.
"In football it's not normal that you are offered such long contracts, so when Arsenal offered it to me I didn't think twice," he continued.
"For me, it's a demonstration that they believe in me and want me around for many years.
"Now it's up to me to pay back that confidence and the great way they have treated me.
"There was contact with Real Madrid, I can't deny that, but when Arsenal offered me a contract extension I was the first person to say yes, I wanted to stay here even with Madrid interested."
The Spaniard also had words of warning for London rivals Chelsea and claimed The Blues are far from invincible.
Despite running away with the title last season, Reyes feels Arsenal are more than on a par with the Premiership champions.
"They are not that good and are not so far away from everyone else," he added.
"There's no doubt they have a great team, but we faced them twice last season and drew both games and they also had some luck against us.
"Arsenal can be as good as any other team and can fight for every trophy.
"You have to recognise that Chelsea have put together a great team, but we also have our weapons."
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news is around that ljungberg has almost signed an extension at highbury |
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| proxnet wrote: | | news is around that ljungberg has almost signed an extension at highbury |
Well that's great for Arsenal, it's difficult to find a good replacement for him. |
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Ljungberg pens new Gunners deal
Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg on Thursday committed his long-term future to the club by extending his contract until summer 2009.
While Patrick Vieira has departed this summer and Robert Pires remains circumspect with regards to his future, the news that Ljungberg is staying with the Gunners will be warmly received.
The Swedish international's existing contract had been due to expire next summer, but by signing on for a further three years the 28-year-old has signalled his intention to remain with the FA Cup winners into his thirties.
"I've been at Arsenal nearly seven years now and am really happy to have signed a new contract with the club," he told the club's official website.
"I'm looking forward to the new season, to winning more trophies and also to playing in our new stadium in 2006."
Ljungberg cost Arsenal £3million when he arrived from Swedish side Halmstad in September 1998, and he has been one of Arsene Wenger's most astute signings.
With 265 appearances and 68 goals, his midfield role has been key to Arsenal's success, and the Swede has collected two Premiership winners' medals, as well as three in the FA Cup.
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Ljungberg pens new Gunners deal
Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg on Thursday committed his long-term future to the club by extending his contract until summer 2009.
While Patrick Vieira has departed this summer and Robert Pires remains circumspect with regards to his future, the news that Ljungberg is staying with the Gunners will be warmly received.
The Swedish international's existing contract had been due to expire next summer, but by signing on for a further three years the 28-year-old has signalled his intention to remain with the FA Cup winners into his thirties.
"I've been at Arsenal nearly seven years now and am really happy to have signed a new contract with the club," he told the club's official website.
"I'm looking forward to the new season, to winning more trophies and also to playing in our new stadium in 2006."
Ljungberg cost Arsenal £3million when he arrived from Swedish side Halmstad in September 1998, and he has been one of Arsene Wenger's most astute signings.
With 265 appearances and 68 goals, his midfield role has been key to Arsenal's success, and the Swede has collected two Premiership winners' medals, as well as three in the FA Cup.
idfielders   have high ratings for lunburg he is stable and highll skilled think arsenal ave gr8 mNasr09 Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:52 am Post subject:
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