Published: 15:41, 7 November 2025 | Updated: 15:41, 7 November 2025

Thierry Henry would 'hammer' young players for missing one-vs-ones and tell them they were 'never going to make it by doing that', Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has claimed.

Oxlade-Chamberlain, 32, was breaking through at the Emirates when Henry made his triumphant return to north London under Arsene Wenger in 2012.

Brought in on a two-month loan deal, the Frenchman played a total of seven games and famously scored against Leeds United on his second debut for the club.

Though Henry's return was far less glittering than his first spell at the club - during which he became a member of the 2003/04 invincible side - it was thought that the club legend could be an inspiration to a young Arsenal squad.

But Oxlade-Chamberlain, who shared the pitch with Henry on three occasions at Arsenal, has now revealed that the veteran forward would 'go mental' at youngsters for missing opportunities.

'He would hammer people for missing one-vs-ones,' the midfielder said on Fozcast - The Ben Foster Podcast. 'Like when I say hammer, there’s no coming back...