Euro 2008
Henry unfazed by goal drought
Afp, Clairefontaine
Arsenal striker Thierry Henry says he is getting stronger and is not worried about his goal drought this season. Henry has yet to score for club or country in five matches this season but claims he is only just getting back to form after a tough World Cup campaign, in which he was dazed badly after an accidental knock on the head in the opening minutes in the final against Italy. "I have said it before and I will say it again, that's the least of my worries if the team wins," insisted Henry. "I am still not ready physically. Against Manchester City (where Arsenal lost 1-0) I could have scored four goals and I missed them all." While France have not missed Henry's goals, beating Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-1 away in a friendly in August and winning 3-0 at Georgia in their first Euro 2008 qualifier on Saturday, Arsenal possibly have, taking just one point from their opening two English Premiership matches. For France, though, goals from Florent Malouda and Louis Saha gave them a 2-0 half-time advantage before Henry's presence nearby saw a panicked Malkhaz Asatiani into slicing the ball over his approaching goalkeeper for a bizarre own goal. "That feels good. It was a long time since we could control a match like we did in the second half," said Henry. "That allowed us to save energy before the match with Italy (on Wednesday at the Stade de France in Paris)." "Yesterday (Saturday) I felt good in my legs. I am getting stronger."
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