Thierry Henry Admits He 'Learned to Hate Tottenham' While at Arsenal

Anyone who doubted Thierry Henry's love of Arsenal should be comforted by this revelation.

He hates Tottenham. 

The former Gunners striker gave an interview to L'Equipe ahead of France's friendly match with Brazil on Thursday night in which he revealed how he built up his disdain for the white half of north London.

He told the French daily, as translated by Sport Witness: "During my eight years there (at Arsenal), something came into me. I have learned the culture of this club... I learned to hate Tottenham."

In the interview, Henry also revealed some of the Premier League players he would have loved to have played with but never had the chance:

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We often forget that when I arrived at Arsenal, it was to follow Nicolas Anelka. Not easy at all. No matter that he went to Real Madrid, he will forever remain in my eyes one of the best strikers with whom I played. I would have loved to play in the club with him as I would have also liked to do with Paul Scholes and Steven Gerrard. When I arrived, I found myself competing with Davor Suker, Nwankwo Kanu with God—and God is at Arsenal Dennis Bergkamp 

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Henry, who won 123 caps for France, will be honoured before the Brazil game along with Patrick Vieira (107), Marcel Desailly (116) and Zinedine Zidane (108) for making over a century of appearances for Les Bleus.

[Sport Witness]