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| Arsenal's French forward and team captain Thierry Henry passes next to the trophy after the UEFA Champion's League final football match Barcelona vs. Arsenal, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, northern Paris. Barcelona won 2 to 1. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) |
PARIS, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal captain Thierry
Henry hit out at referee Terje Hauge's poor display as his side's lost to
Barcelona 2-1 in the Champions League final on Wednesday.
"We can be proud, we can be more than proud but I'm
sorry, some of the refereeing today was horrendous," he said.
"I was kicked all over the place. Carles Puyol and
Rafael Marquez should have got yellow cards," he said.
"To defend against me with a yellow card - it's not
the same game any more. I expected the referee to do his job. I don't think he
did."
Of his future at Arsenal, Henry added: "I'll start to
think about it tonight."
Gunners manager Arsene Wenger said he did not know
how the result would affect Henry's future.
"I do not know how difficult it will be but we will
try to do keep him," he said.
"But it is not in my hands. It is in Thierry's."
Henry shook his head at Hauge as the referee went to
collect his medal at the trophy ceremony, while the Arsenal fans inside the
Stade de France booed.
However, Henry did agree with Hauge's decision to
send off Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann for a professional foul on Samuel Eto'o
after 18 minutes.
"It was a clear sending-off for Jens but if they
didn't want usto win, they should have just said it from the start," he said.
"It was more than difficult. Next time I'm going to
learn how to dive maybe."
But Henry, who was also upset that he was booked for
a second-half challenge when he appeared to win the ball, said he was proud of
Arsenal's efforts.
"Everyone was talking about Ronaldinho before the
game. I didn't see him today and I didn't see Eto'o," he said.
"Henrik Larsson made the difference by setting up two
goals. That was the key. Enditem