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Thierry Henry says Arsenal must make the Emirates a 'fortress' - Ed Chamberlin Audio Blog

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After all the Super Sunday hysteria had died down, Ed Chamberlin was joined by Thierry Henry to discuss Arsenal's progress and Highbury's legacy.

The Gunners drew 0-0 with Chelsea on Sunday, a result which has pushed Jose Mourinho’s side to the brink of title, and Henry believes that Arsenal must push on and make the Emirates a ‘fortress’.

Speaking on the Ed Chamberlin Audio Blog - recorded from the Sky Sports studio at the Emirates - Henry said: “I think Arsenal needed to move on, the club needed to be in a stadium like this. What didn’t happen yet, is Arsenal didn’t make it, so far, like a fortress.

“What I mean by that is that they still didn’t win the title here. It feels empty sometimes, like you’re always remembering the Highbury days. People will remember, when they think about the Emirates, the win against [Manchester] United last minute, the win against Barcelona here in the Champions League, but you don’t have a title moment. I think that’s the only thing that the stadium is missing.”

Arsenal won the FA Cup last season, and have the chance to retain the trophy this year, but as Henry mentions, the final takes place away from the Emirates at Wembley.

According to Henry, it is a Premier League title they need to win, and they aren’t a million miles away from getting there.

“We now know that they’re not far from it,” Henry continued. “The word is consistency. They always go on that run at the end, like we’ve seen in the past four years, but they lack that consistency. If you want to be champion, you have to play well for 38 games – or maybe 34 – if not, you’re not going to be champions, simple as that.

“As we saw this year, Chelsea didn’t lose a lot. They don’t play well sometimes, but they don’t lose. Maybe that’s something an Arsenal side needs to improve on. We saw that they did that against Man City this year away from home, but at home against a top four team this year, they don’t have a good record and that’s the thing they’re missing. Again, it’s consistency.”

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