Thierry Henry on Arsenal's frustration in Bournemouth draw
Wednesday 4 January 2017 10:06, UK
Arsenal came back from 3-0 down to draw at Bournemouth - but Thierry Henry says their players are right not to feel happy about the result.
Olivier Giroud scored in injury-time to snatch an unlikely point at the Vitality Stadium after Arsene Wenger's side had been three down with 20 minutes left through goals from Charlie Daniels, Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser.
Alexis Sanchez (70) and Lucas Perez (75) started the comeback before Simon Francis was sent off with 10 minutes left, but man-of-the-match Giroud said the team was frustrated as they remain eight points behind leaders Chelsea.
And while Arsenal legend Henry admired the comeback, he felt Arsenal should have taken all three points.
"They showed character and played well in the last 30 minutes," he told Sky Sports.
"It doesn't matter if Bournemouth went down to 10 men, you still have to come back and we all know that is not easy in this league.
"But the question is why they didn't start like that? That's three games away from home now and one point.
"I like the way Giroud answered the question with Aaron Ramsey; if you want to win the league you have to make sure you win at these types of places.
"Yes, we go back to the way they came back into the game and that will be another classic of the Premier League.
"But the bottom line is they didn't put any pressure on Chelsea when they go to White Hart Lane."
He added: "I like the fact they were not happy at the end of the game because that tells me they want to be champions."
Liverpool's draw with Sunderland on Monday means Chelsea can open an eight-point lead if they win a record-breaking 14th consecutive Premier League match in one season, away at Tottenham live on Sky Sports 1 on Wednesday night.
And while Henry joked that he would not be supporting Tottenham, he insisted Mauricio Pochettino's side would want revenge for Chelsea ending their own title hopes in last season's 'Battle of the Bridge'.
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"It's still a long way to go," Henry added.
"But Chelsea saw Liverpool draw and Arsenal are the same. We all know it's not easy, but they are going to go to White Hart Lane without the pressure I think everyone wanted Liverpool and Arsenal to put on them. Can Tottenham do it? We'll see tomorrow.
"Right now everybody is talking about the record and maybe that's something not to think about for them. Right now, what they want is the title.
"It doesn't matter how they reach it or if they are going to go on a run of 14, 15 or 16 games. What they need to do is win tomorrow at White Hart Lane and that won't be easy."
"We all know Tottenham are going to try to erase what happened last year at Stamford Bridge so I think it is going to be a special game.
"Not only because of what is happening this year with Chelsea, but also what happened last year at the Bridge."
