Let’s be honest: Thierry Henry’s place in our Dream Team was never in doubt.
The Frenchman had everything: exquisite technique, searing pace,
surprising strength, awareness of others and a lethal touch in front of
goal. In his prime, he was unstoppable.
And like the typical superstar, of which there are many in our
all-time XI, he did pretty much everything for his team. Henry was the
captain, the talisman, the dead-ball expert, the penalty-taker and the
assist-maker.
Arsène Wenger transformed Thierry from erratic winger into striker
extraordinaire. Within a year of his move from Juventus and his change
of position, he was considered a leading European striker. Before long
he was regarded as the world’s finest.
During his time at Arsenal, Thierry became the Club's all-time top
scorer with 226 goals from 370 appearances. Thumping drives, delicate
chips, jinking runs, audacious backheels, even the odd header - Thierry
had a multitude of ways to find the net.
He was also an integral part of the 2003/04 ‘Invincibles’, won the
Premier League twice, the FA Cup twice, the Premier League 'Golden Boot'
four times, was voted the PFA Player of the Year twice and the FWA
Player of the Year on three occasions.
He could always be relied on for moments of individual brilliance but
Thierry was on the same wavelength as his team-mates too. He and Robert
Pires were verging on telepathic while his understanding with Dennis
Bergkamp could cut even the meanest of defences to ribbons.
Put simply, Henry was a manager’s dream.
NO 9 THIERRY HENRY
Striker
Appearances: 377
Goals: 228
Selected in 98 per cent of teams
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