Arsenal should have some silverware to show for their efforts over the past three seasons, according to the club's record goalscorer and former captain Thierry Henry.
Former midfielder Mikel Arteta has turned Arsenal back into a force since taking charge in 2019, but has delivered just one major trophy during his reign, the FA Cup in 2020.
Arsenal have finished as Premier League runners-up three times in succession, twice pushing Manchester City hard, but this time finishing a distant second to Liverpool.
They exited the Champions League semi-finals, having reached the quarter-finals the season before, and were knocked out in the semi-finals of the League Cup.
"I'm not saying that I'm disappointed with Arsenal, but it's normal that people are raising questions now about what the team is doing," Henry, 47, told the Stick to Football podcast.
"I understand that at the very beginning, you arrive and it's not your team. You need at the very least three or four transfer windows to change everything that you want to.
"It takes time, and you have to give a manager time to be able to implement what he wants to do.
"For the last three years, Arsenal have been in a situation where they should have at least brought one cup or (reached) a final."
Arsenal manager Mikel ArtetaReuters / David Klein
Arsenal's north London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, ended their 17-year wait for a trophy by winning the Europa League last week, while Newcastle United snapped a decades-long drought by winning the League Cup. Crystal Palace won the first major trophy in their history by triumphing in the FA Cup.
Even Manchester United, who have endured a stark decline in recent seasons, have still managed to win trophies, notably last season's FA Cup and the 2022/23 League Cup.
"Manchester United have played in five finals in the last five years, the United that everyone laughs at - whereas for Arsenal in the last three years of building, they've not reached a final," said Henry.
"So I do understand when people ask the question, 'Surely you should compete for a trophy?'"
21REXY
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sack trophyless coach
daabikpu
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Arsenal are bunch of quackoos , head lead just playing with nothing to show for lol 😂, even if it league cup they’ll been winning would be better but nothing aaah
Nah, You lot were the quacks...Dumb
daabikpu
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Arsenal are bunch of quackoos , head lead just playing with nothing to show for lol 😂, even if it league cup they’ll been winning would be better but nothing aaah
Listen here dude...Go look at the quarter final again...You lot were outplayed... Could a been a lot worse dude....Keep an eye out, we comin again!!!!
daabikpu
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Belief is the DEATH of LOGIC. Henry, what have You since achieved? We respect You for what You've achieved: but You will be eclipsed soon....also please keep those negative opinions to Yourself...Opinions are like anuses, errybody has one
Kaybiknors
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it's like Arteta forgot that he was once a coach
zepabcklsy
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How many did Henry win as manager of Monaco. Talk is cheap
Give Henry this team and see them struggle for top 6 finish
Mikel-ARTETA
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How many did Henry win as manager of Monaco. Talk is cheap
he's speaking as a legend
Technical1
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you are one the reasons why this club and fans like u have no ambition to win
That’s why I find myself two clubs not to worry ever again. Man City & R. Madrid. Now I’m the luckiest fan ever. I went for trophies I got them. MC 2023 CL winner. RM don’t even mention them because their name is CL. I will tell my son, don’t go to a club that pretends to be contenders. Empty promises every season. I was tired I had to do something. Now I’m happy 😊 see who’s learning 👇🏾👇🏾
Technical1
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See who is learning how to win EPL CUP… !!! Arteta come learn from Pep!!! 😳🤣🤣🤣
Dikblnpy
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And what has the legendary Thierry Henry, with a statue erected outside the stadium, achieved as a coach,, Nothing 👇
dunce response y'all fans have no ambition to win....does it matter what henry won as a.manager? did he have 5 years and over 700mil? he got the france u21 to a final where have arteta gotten us?yall are some real clowns
Dikblnpy
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How many did Henry win as manager of Monaco. Talk is cheap
you are one the reasons why this club and fans like u have no ambition to win
Diacdknyz
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And what has the legendary Thierry Henry, with a statue erected outside the stadium, achieved as a coach,, Nothing 👇
jizadklpry
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How many did Henry win as manager of Monaco. Talk is cheap
You can’t compare both teams , Henry possess average players compared to artetas world class players , so he need to bring trophies by now it been 5 years down the drain!
jizadklpry
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Arsenal are bunch of quackoos , head lead just playing with nothing to show for lol 😂, even if it league cup they’ll been winning would be better but nothing aaah
zepabcklsy
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How many did Henry win as manager of Monaco. Talk is cheap