Thierry Henry blasts 'not good enough' Arsenal and spots concerning trend
Thierry Henry admitted Arsenal were not good enough during their 1-0 defeat away at Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.
Joshua Kimmich's header just after the hour mark was enough to send the German giants through to the semi-final via a 3-2 aggregate victory, leaving the Gunners still dreaming of a first ever Champions League title. Mikel Arteta's side were certainly more defensively sound than the first leg at the Emirates, but their attacking play let them down at the Allianz.
Arsenal had their fair share of the ball and played for large periods in and around Bayern's defensive third, but over the course of 95 minutes of football on the night created very little. Manuel Neuer had precious little to do between the sticks for the Bundesliga titans.
Arteta deployed the likes of Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka from the start before introducing both of Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard late on, but it still wasn't enough. Henry was blunt in his assessment of his old side's display in Munich.
The Frenchman was asked what this current Arsenal outfit are missing, to which he told CBS Sport: "Putting the ball in the back of the net but today, there wasn’t even a lot of chances to do that. I think the two goals [in the first leg] at home were soft. We all know if you make those mistakes in the Champions League you’re going to pay the price.
"Today wasn’t good enough I would say but there wasn’t much in the game. Both teams didn’t want to lose so they didn’t really go for it. There was a moment of bad decision, not only from Martinelli but [Takehiro] Tomiyasu also, because he did not cover his centre-back for the cross or close that line."
Henry continued, by making an admission regarding Arsenal's hopes of winning the
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