Thierry Henry fears his scoring instincts have been dulled by playing on the left wing instead of centre forward at Barcelona.
"Honestly, it can be a problem," Henry told French sports daily L'Equipe in an interview on Friday.
"When [France] played in Spain in February, I was lost up front, I didn't know where to run. My reflexes in front of goal are not what they used to be.
"Hopefully, I will play up front again with France before the Euro [2008] finals," he said.
Henry became France's all-time top scorer in October and has netted 44 goals in 98 internationals.
He remains coach Raymond Domenech's first choice for the Euro 2008 finals in June despite competition from Lyon's Karim Benzema and a resurgent Nicolas Anelka.
The former Arsenal forward joined Barcelona last year but has failed to live up to expectations from fans and media.
"You can't compare with what I used to do with Arsenal. It is impossible," Henry told L'Equipe.
"Here, I am the guy who plays on the left, only the guy who plays on the left. Once again, you can't score as many goals whether you play in the box or, like I do, you start running 60 yards from goal.
"I have never run so much in my whole career."
Henry was deployed as a winger during an unsuccessful early-career stint at Italian side Juventus, before being converted to a prolific centre forward by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
Despite his complaints, Henry naturally assumes a position on the left of the pitch even when playing as a centre forward, and it was from the left-hand side that Henry scored many of his most famous goals for the North London club.
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