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Quotes on Thierry Henry.A thread
Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.” – Zinedine Zidane
“Thierry Henry would play for Arsenal like he was a 20-year-old playing in an Under-12 league, and I’ve never seen that before.” – Paul Merson
He’s a wizard with his feet and is blessed with a gift for scoring goals. His best quality is his speed while the ball is at his feet. He may be the fastest man ever to lace up a football boot. No defender in the world can keep up with him.” – Lilian Thuram
On his day he was absolutely scintillating, a supreme athlete and a magnificent footballer. What amazed me was that he never seemed to get a sweat on. He could run 100 meters past five players and he wouldn’t even be breathing heavily.” – Paul Scholes
I enjoy watching Henry, some of the goals he scored last year were frightening. He’s one of those player where you know what he’s going to do but you just can’t stop it. He’s so quick, so strong and so confident. It feels like every game he’s going to score a goal.” – Ryan Giggs
You will still hear people in France saying, ‘well he didn’t quite deliver for France, but he delivered for Arsenal.’ And you think, well, he only became World and European champion and played another World Cup final for France. Apart from that, he was a real failure.” – Auclair
Arsene Wenger was talking about comparisons with Johan Cruyff, a player who only comes around every 10 years and Thierry Henry is definitely one of those.” – Gordon Strachan
“The first day that he came into the dressing room, I did not dare to look him in the face. I knew everything that he had done in England.” – Lionel Messi
His time with Arsenal was fantastic and he’s always been a good role model in how he holds himself, as a footballer and a human being. He’s never wavered from that type of professionalism that you need to achieve that status.” – Sir Alex Ferguson
He is one of those players who can really ruin your day.” – Gianfranco Zola
“I do remember saying to him when he scored his first goal, “I’ll be able to tell my kids I played with you,” and I meant every word of it.” – Martin Keown
“It was embarrassing for the defenders. He just scored when he wanted.”- Arsene Wenger
“I’ve used this analogy before and I make no apology for using it again. When he hit top gear and ran past you, it was like trying to chase after someone on a motorbike.”- Jamie Carragher
