Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has never had any love for Tottenham Hotspur.
The iconic Frenchman spent the better part of a decade playing for the Gunners, and he never lost a single North London Derby during his time there.
Henry still loves Arsenal, and because of that, he often aims a few digs at Tottenham.
But, when Spurs actually fare well, Henry, like every other Arsenal fan, feels the pain, and that happened under Mauricio Pochettino in 2019.
What Tottenham did in 2019 that left Thierry Henry ‘devastated’
Tottenham’s best manager in this century has to be Pochettino.
The Argentine made Spurs fans believe that they can compete with the best teams in the country, and they even got close to ending their trophy drought.
The North Londoners were involved in the Premier League title race on a couple of occasions under Pochettino, but his most impressive achievement has to be reaching the Champions League final in 2019.
In the semi-final against Ajax in that campaign, Spurs lost the first game 1-0 and were 2-0 down at half-time in the second leg.
The tie looked like it was over then. But, a stunning hat-trick from Lucas Moura, which included a 96th-minute winner, helped Tottenham reach the final of the competition.
In Ajax’s midfield that night was Frenkie De Jong. It’s bad enough to experience that once in your career, but the Dutchman, sadly, went through it again on Tuesday night.
Barcelona had one foot in the final after coming back from two goals down, but Hansi Flick’s side conceded in the third minute of stoppage time and the ninth minute of extra time to lose the game.
Thierry Henry had some sympathy for De Jong and also revealed how he felt when the midfielder suffered the same fate six years ago.
He said on CBS Sports: “I was thinking about Frenkie De Jong. I think Frenkie De Jong was a part of that Ajax team losing against Tottenham also – that Lucas Moura (hat-trick).
“That’s twice for him. Frenkie De Jong has to see that, has to feel that. We all remember what happened.
“I was devastated that night because of Tottenham going through.”
Tottenham could cause more pain to Thierry Henry
We’re into the final weeks of the season now, and both Arsenal and Tottenham are in with a chance of winning silverware.
Arsenal take on Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final clash on Tuesday night. The Gunners need to overturn their one-goal deficit to book a place in the final.
Tottenham, on the other hand, travel to Norway to take on Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League, and unlike their North London rivals, they have a big lead going into that game.
If Arsenal crash out of the Champions League and Spurs then go on to win the Europa League, we’re sure Henry will be devastated again, more so than last time.
