Did Henry's departure help Arsenal?

Answer 1

Yes it helped a lot. Players were freed up but all hail henry!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Well im not an Arsenal fan but id say yes and no

Yes because it has giving the other players a chance to show how good they really are , when henry was at Arsenal all the other players had was "potential" but now that hes gone they are showing it

and No because although Arsenal is still a very good team you have to think that to some extent Thiery Henry made them the team they are today along with other greats

Answer 3

It seems like his departure has helped the young Arsenal team step up to the task as a TEAM. Now the Arsenal players have more options and more freedom-they don't always have to look to pass to Henry. (BTW this doesn't mean that Henry purposely intimidated them, but it was the presence of such a class act that automatically meant younger players relied more on him).

It's also important to mention that it COULD have had a negative effect (eg. the youngsters crumbling under the pressure, or following in Henry's footsteps and leaving the club) but you have to hand it to Wenger for bringing such great results from a difficult situation.

Answer 4

Henry's departure certainly allowed the younger players such as Fabregas, Hleb, Rosicky, etc to play their game and no longer be intimidated by their captain. When Henry was made captain for Arsenal, the younger players always refer to him and were afraid to take risks. See the effects now for Arsenal without Henry.

Answer 5

Yes of course, the same reason how Van Nistelrooy's departure helped Man Utd. Both teams relied too heavily on Henry and Van Nistelrooy to get goals and when they departed, the goals were able to spread amongst the team.

It is no shock to me Arsenal are doing so well and you can see my one of my previous best answers to prove it. As a United fan, right now I fear Man Utd have become too heavily reliant on Ronaldo for goals.

It just shows you that selling a big-name player isn't necessarily a bad thing at all...

Answer 6

Where are Arsenal in the league now? Where were they last season?

Now, tell me if you think Henry's departure helped.

Answer 7

Yes,in a way.Now the team wont be preoccupied with searching where is Henry to pass the ball to.And also the pressure is lifted and the shackles gone we play more freely(and that's bad news for the rivals!!!,lol) ARSENAL THE UNTOUCHABLES!!!!

Answer 8

yes! it made arsenal work as atem more other than just relying on thierry henry but he sucks in la liga hes not ready for that world class play

Answer 9

i think it did.when henry was there, Arsenal's tactics was designed arounded him and it depended on him too.And only if he was not broken,he was surely on. but he was not always in his perfect condition,so Arsenal was likely to lose the game when he was not feeling good.after he was gone the tactics can be varied,so it can do better.

Answer 10

it did help arsenal but not greatly. if u forgot henry won the prem, fa.cup and reached the champions league final, with arsenal. and not even fabregas can replace him