Thierry Henry has said that Arsenal need to get rid of the emotion and regain control in matches in order to revive their faltering Premier League title challenge. The Gunners have forfeited two-goal leads in their last two games to allow Manchester City to close the gap at the top of the table. Henry believes that Arsenal have been too emotional in recent weeks and need to take a leaf out of Manchester City’s books. He said on CBS Sports: ‘I don’t know the last time we beat Man City so it’s going to be a tough one. The last game against them [a 3-1 defeat in February] didn’t reassure me. Since the start of the season I’ve been talking about emotions and how you don’t win league titles with emotion. I’m sorry, but you don’t. You can win a cup with emotions but not a 38-game season. You can’t be too emotional and we’ve seen recently Arsenal have been too emotional. There is a difference between passion and emotion. You can feel emotions but don’t become too emotional, that’s the difference. They need to stay calm. We are still ahead of Man City but they need to get rid of the emotional part of the game and concentrate on their job because we were not expected to be there.’
Henry went on to say that Arsenal need to stay composed when they face Manchester City this weekend, as they look to regain their lead at the top of the table. Manchester City continued their sensational form with a 4-1 aggregate win against Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and they face Championship outfit Sheffield United in the FA Cup semi-finals this weekend before welcoming Arsenal to the Etihad.