Its understandable that Henry is leaving Barcelona now, especially when considering how many years he probably has left to play in top form. Where he spends the next two years may well indeed be where he spends the rest of his career. In addition, the unsettled nature that Arsenal has borne since Dein left is a legitimate reason to want to find a club that it more identifiable for Henry to commit to - again, what could be his last top years of playing. Yet its still sad that part of it may just be that Arsenal has sat at the number 4 spot for the past two years in the premier league and haven't been in the semi finals let alone the finals for the Champions League in awhile...and maybe its true that Henry just wants to be part of a "winning club." While that is certainly a nature instinct for an athlete, there is little respect in terms of sportsmanship for a player who just goes to clubs that win - in a way its almost like wanting to take ownership of victories that are have not been won by that player's new club, and wanting to ditch responsibility for the losses taken by the player's former club.
No matter why, this is a big loss to Arsenal and may be a sign of things to come - both Wenger and Fabregas have mentioned that they don't see their long term future with Arsenal.
Henry spoke to the Arsenal fans and explains that this was the "most difficult decision of his life."
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