Stop moaning, France coach tells Wenger
France coach Raymond Domenech has hit back at Arsene Wenger following the Arsenal manager's claims that Les Bleus are to blame for Thierry Henry's injury-ravaged campaign.
Gunners captain Henry was last week ruled out for the rest of the season with stomach and groin problems.
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That prompted Wenger to suggest the striker had been badly managed by France since the World Cup, insisting there was no need for the player to feature in so many friendly matches for his country.
But Domenech has reacted by saying his football federation have looked after Henry in the correct way.
"Mr Wenger is starting to seriously tire me out, and he is starting to tire out a lot of people," said the France coach, following the announcement of his squad to play Lithuania and Austria in a double-header later this month.
"He doesn't have innate knowledge. There comes a moment when enough is enough.
"When he says that a player who played in August injures himself (as a result) in March, I do not understand how he can explain that.
"He is forgetting to say that each time Thierry Henry played a match for France, three days later he played for Arsenal.
"He has never been injured in matches for France. We have never been allowed to take risks with the player. We have a clear conscience."
Henry, who has had back, neck and ankle injuries during the 2006/07 campaign, has made only 27 appearances for Arsenal since signing his new contract with the club last summer.
The 29-year-old has played in all but one of France's seven matches since their World Cup final defeat by Italy last July.
