Thierry Henry Announces Retirement

So stubborn

farfan wrote:

RED wrote:Legend. Knew from when I first saw him play at the WC 98 that he was going to be a special player. Also comes across as a top pundit, would love it if Sky hired him.

and there it is !

the classic " i knew it back then " hipster comment .


i'm pretty sure you predicted that henry would become one of the games best strikers when you saw him play as a left winger against saudi arabia .

Nah I legit thought he was going to be great. Whether you believe me or not, I couldn't give a ****.

Honestly I have never seen anyone score nicer goals than Henry. Even Messi.

The guy scores these wonder goals that make you go WUT???

Some of his best goals are the most aesthetically pleasing goals you will ever see. They had flair and 'wow factor', something you don't see as much with Messi/CR7's goals.

my favourite commercial


By pops introduced me to the PL. He is a West Ham suppoter. Being a kid who was used to watching Vince Carter tear shit up  on a nightly basis for my beloved raps, it was safe to say that I was not taken by what I  saw on tv (atleast not watchign west freaking ham ).  Soccer (yes thats what I called it then) was just a novelty thing which connected me to the island where my father was born and raised.

I had bought Fifa 99 and casually picked Arsenal because well  they had the best stats  and I just so happen to recognize the guy in the front cover from the previous world cup.


You could say that I became a casual fan.... and then this happened!



From that moment on,  I think I  truly became a Supporter of the club.

One of those players that's just impossible to hate. What a player. What a career.

BarrileteCosmico wrote:

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

M99 wrote:Best striker in PL era ever imo.

Not even a debate.

But Aguero has a better minutes per goal ratio and arguably scored the most important goal of the PL era

you're kidding , right ? you're reaching Rwo power levels of national bias here .

PS someone should dig up those "Arsenal should have sold him a year earlier to Barca" comments when he transfered.

and this would be relevant to the question of whether Henry is the best striker of the PL era or not , how ?

Arsenalfaithfull wrote:my favourite commercial


By pops introduced me to the PL. He is a West Ham suppoter. Being a kid who was used to watching Vince Carter tear shit up  on a nightly basis for my beloved raps, it was safe to say that I was not taken by what I  saw on tv (atleast not watchign west freaking ham ).  Soccer (yes thats what I called it then) was just a novelty thing which connected me to the island where my father was born and raised.

I had bought Fifa 99 and casually picked Arsenal because well  they had the best stats  and I just so happen to recognize the guy in the front cover from the previous world cup.


You could say that I became a casual fan.... and then this happened!



From that moment on,  I think I  truly became a Supporter of the club.

great commercial

p.s. Fifa 99 Unreal game

One of the most intelligent and talented strikers .

Headers aside , he had everything needed from IQ , talent and physicality , finishing out of this world , but i always described Henry as intelligent , before anything else. You could tell the dude knew what he was doing , you could tell he tried to be 1 step ahead , succeeded almost anywhere he played.. even many of his extreme attempts on goal became classics . Who didn't want Henry for his team? 9 out of 10 fans would . And best of all , you can't come up with the stuff Henry scored in his day  

Legendary player , everyone liked Henry regardless of their team , which speaks volumes. As far as things in his homeland go , i don't have anything to say . I believe real fans of football see Henry as he deserves. Like the legend he is.

Pretty sure BC was joking lol.

farfan wrote:you're kidding , right ? you're reaching Rwo power levels of national bias here .

Calma

M99 wrote:Pretty sure BC was joking lol.

M99 always gets me

My 2nd favorite striker in the early/mid 2000s after Shevchenko.

Had so much swagger when he played. Henry

Red has some serious, Wenger-esque scouting abilities to see "something special" in Henry during WC 98. Probably saw him during his Monaco days, heard he was quite legit.

Nonetheless, one of those rare players you can't help but love and appreciate even with that arrogant, French swagger that is annoying to say the very least. Legendary footballer, Serie A flop.

Doc wrote:Red has some serious, Wenger-esque scouting abilities to see "something special" in Henry during WC 98. Probably saw him during his Monaco days, heard he was quite legit.

Nonetheless, one of those rare players you can't help but love and appreciate even with that arrogant, French swagger that is annoying to say the very least. Legendary footballer, Serie A flop.

it's curious to think Bergkamp, Henry and Vieira had same analogy

Wenger got 2 of our greatest players from Serie A. But he never went back to Serie A again since. No idea why.

RealGunner wrote:Wenger got 2 of our greatest players from Serie A. But he never went back to Serie A again since. No idea why.

3*

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Vito_Mannone.jpg/320px-Vito_Mannone.jpg

Well how many world class players have been in Italy since then?
Kaka
Chiellini, maybe?

Since 98? Probably 40+ at least. Serie A was a top 2 league back in those days

and why including Chiellini among few " top players  " ?  
It is as saying  " EPL has product just 2 top players in these last years , Hazard and Koscienly " .

for example first Chelsea of Abramovich signed them.... Crespo , Shevchenko , Veron ...

I think Chiellini is a top player

El Gunner wrote:Well how many world class players have been in Italy since then?
Kaka
Chiellini, maybe?

Lol what a Premface comment. He bought Henry on 99. Do you seriously want a list of world class players since then The guy who has been carrying your club this season is a Serie A product.

Considering Gunner's age, pretty sure it's just him not being totally aware than being a premface. Serie A was truly the best league in the world during the 90s.

Yeah Doc, but we're talking about the turn of the decade here, 00s (after Henry came to us)
Probably a dumb post with no deep thought behind it, I admit.