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<DIV class=cap>Wenger (left) told Henry he is not ready to return</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Arsenal striker Thierry Henry says his injuries will keep him out for at least a month and denies he has fallen out with boss Arsene Wenger over the issue.
Henry also reiterated that he will stay at Arsenal for the rest of his career.
"I have to say stop for a month, maybe a month-and-a-half, the time for the pain to disappear," the 29-year-old told French newspaper L'Equipe.
Henry insists he did not argue with Wenger, although the Arsenal boss has hinted they are currently at odds.
Wenger said: "We have a good relationship and will have one again."
Reports claimed skipper Henry stormed out of training on Friday after being told he would not play against Spurs.
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But Henry said: "Yes, I did get angry about it because I cannot help out my team on the pitch.
"It's something I find hard to accept. But I did not squabble with Arsene Wenger."
As well as the Spurs game, Henry missed the previous weekend's trip to Bolton with a neck problem, but he has now revealed he is also suffering from a sore left thigh muscle.
The striker led Arsenal to the Champions League final last season and then helped France reach the World Cup final.
"After 60 matches in 2006, there comes a time when your body tells you to stop and you have to listen," he said.
Arsenal now look set to be without the striker for the Carling Cup and FA Cup matches at Liverpool and six Premiership games, including a game against Chelsea.
However, Wenger says his squad will cope.
"We are not a one-man team. We have 20 good players and it's down to me to make a good team," said the Gunners boss.
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"Thierry's not ready to play, he is tired, he needs to fully recover and he cannot expect to walk straight back in."
Rumours of a rift between Henry and his manager were fuelled by Wenger's claim that he would not sign any new players in January - a statement he repeated on Monday.
That came shortly after Henry had said: "The depth of our squad is nowhere near the others. Arsene will try and land a few bargains in January."
Asked why Henry might have voiced such an opinion, Wenger answered: "I don't know, you should ask him."
Reports of Henry's alleged row with Wenger prompted an unnamed France international to tell a French Sunday newpaper that the striker is "an enormous bighead who cannot take criticism".
Henry laughed off the report, but did reveal that he would prefer not to play on his own up front, as he has been recently.
"It doesn't bother me. I find it sad that someone has sunk so low," he said.
"One thing is true: I can be pig-headed. Sometimes, I feel that I am in the right even when I am wrong. <P
<DIV class=cap>Wenger (left) told Henry he is not ready to return</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Arsenal striker Thierry Henry says his injuries will keep him out for at least a month and denies he has fallen out with boss Arsene Wenger over the issue. Henry also reiterated that he will stay at Arsenal for the rest of his career.
"I have to say stop for a month, maybe a month-and-a-half, the time for the pain to disappear," the 29-year-old told French newspaper L'Equipe.
Henry insists he did not argue with Wenger, although the Arsenal boss has hinted they are currently at odds.
Wenger said: "We have a good relationship and will have one again."
Reports claimed skipper Henry stormed out of training on Friday after being told he would not play against Spurs.
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</TD><TD class=sib606><DIV class=sihf></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>But Henry said: "Yes, I did get angry about it because I cannot help out my team on the pitch.
"It's something I find hard to accept. But I did not squabble with Arsene Wenger."
As well as the Spurs game, Henry missed the previous weekend's trip to Bolton with a neck problem, but he has now revealed he is also suffering from a sore left thigh muscle.
The striker led Arsenal to the Champions League final last season and then helped France reach the World Cup final.
"After 60 matches in 2006, there comes a time when your body tells you to stop and you have to listen," he said.
Arsenal now look set to be without the striker for the Carling Cup and FA Cup matches at Liverpool and six Premiership games, including a game against Chelsea.
However, Wenger says his squad will cope.
"We are not a one-man team. We have 20 good players and it's down to me to make a good team," said the Gunners boss.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=208 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=5>
</TD><TD class=sibStdQuote><DIV><DIV class=mva><DIV id=q1></DIV>I can be pig-headed. Sometimes I feel I am in the right even when I am wrong <DIV id=q2></DIV><BR clear=all></DIV></DIV><DIV class=mva><DIV class=mva>Thierry Henry</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>"Thierry's not ready to play, he is tired, he needs to fully recover and he cannot expect to walk straight back in."
Rumours of a rift between Henry and his manager were fuelled by Wenger's claim that he would not sign any new players in January - a statement he repeated on Monday.
That came shortly after Henry had said: "The depth of our squad is nowhere near the others. Arsene will try and land a few bargains in January."
Asked why Henry might have voiced such an opinion, Wenger answered: "I don't know, you should ask him."
Reports of Henry's alleged row with Wenger prompted an unnamed France international to tell a French Sunday newpaper that the striker is "an enormous bighead who cannot take criticism".
Henry laughed off the report, but did reveal that he would prefer not to play on his own up front, as he has been recently.
"It doesn't bother me. I find it sad that someone has sunk so low," he said.
"One thing is true: I can be pig-headed. Sometimes, I feel that I am in the right even when I am wrong. <P
- T.K.
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