GUNNERS YEARS: Henry is sang-froid in face of French jibes
2000: Summer signing Thierry Henry vows to ignore anti-French taunts from opposition fans. Team-mate and compatriot Emmanuel Petit made a one-finger gesture to Aston Villa fans – facing the wrath of the FA – after taunts last week. Henry, Arsenal s leadin
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Summer signing Thierry Henry vows to ignore anti-French taunts from opposition fans.
Team-mate and compatriot Emmanuel Petit made a one-finger gesture to Aston Villa fans - facing the wrath of the FA - after taunts last week.
Henry, Arsenal's leading scorer with 15 goals, says he'd rather just shrug it off if Spurs fans target him in the forthcoming north London derby - his first visit to White Hart Lane: "Yes, I've been called a French this and a French that. I know it will be bad against Tottenham but it doesn't matter where you play. If you play for Barcelona, you have to go and play at Real Madrid.
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"The best thing to do is to play well and score. That shuts them up. They're only trying to put you off your game."
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