Henry is unhappy with Arsenal's behavior .. "They don't understand football values"
Thierry Henry, the former Arsenal striker, said that he did not anticipate the actions of his former club in recent times regarding his accession to the new European Super League football, as he praised the role of the public in thwarting the controversial project.
The European Super League project collapsed just days after 12 prominent European clubs announced it last week, as a result of widespread protests from the public, game federations and governments.
Thousands of fans of the London club demonstrated against its owner Stan Kronke before his home match against Everton in the Premier League last Friday.
"I can't believe this is my club and all that is happening now ... after he tried to join a league doomed to collapse, which I don't understand," The Telegraph quoted Arsenal's top scorer Henry as saying.
He added, "Perhaps they do not fully understand the true values of football, and the sums may have been so great to a tempting degree ... but in any case they were wrong."
"I was shocked, like most people, and could not believe what was happening ... I hadn't talked about it before, but what happened made me realize the importance of the role of the fans ... which I consider responsible for the club because I am a fan of Arsenal too," Henry added.
Henry added, "I am proud of what the fans have achieved. Not just Arsenal fans but all of the fans. The result was a football victory."
Daniel Eck, founder and CEO of music streaming service Spotify, said last Friday that he was interested in buying Arsenal if the American owner, Kronke, who is under pressure from the crowd, wants to sell it.
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