The record goal scorer for both his country and English club Arsenal, the striker went down as one of the most entertaining players in the Premier League's history. There, he was discovered by then Monaco manager, Arsene Wenger.
Thierry Henry made his professional debut for Monaco at the age of 17 in a loss against Nice in He quickly rose through ranks and was regularly starting games for the team in the next season. Impressed with his abundant talent, France head coach, Aime Jacquet decided to include him for the World Cup squad. In , Henry was chosen as the French young footballer of the year and the season saw him carrying his team to the Ligue 1 title.
The next season, he netted 7 goals to secure a place in the Champions league semi finals for his team. Playing in a position uncharacteristic for him, Henry struggled and managed to score only 3 goals in 16 appearances. Consequently, he moved again to reunite with former manager Wenger, who was now the Manager at Arsenal. It was at Arsenal that Henry was moulded into a World Class player. Thierry Henry arrived at Arsenal at the age of 22 and went back 8 years later, as the club's top goal scorer of all time.
There was an ego, an arrogance about the way he played, but not in a bad way. He earned it, he was just that good. It was almost unfair. He has a mixture of physical talent and technical ability, as well as remarkable intelligence and above all a great passion for the game. He is simply a model professional who won everything you can in our world. Not just the best striker, but the best player, due to the fact that I saw him do things no one else has done. He totally embarrassed seasoned professionals with his outrageous pace, strength, skill and confidence.
Says it all. That year, Henry scored 32 goals and conjured up an astounding 28 assists in 55 games in all competitions — including 20 in the Premier League, which remains a record for assists in one season. Nedved, meanwhile, got nine goals, two assists in 29 Serie A games.
However, both players were outstanding at the time in my opinion. During his first season at the club, the midfielder scored twice in 11 appearances, including a goal on his debut against Preston in the League Cup.
But he featured just three times as a substitute in the following campaign and subsequently returned to his native Germany with Kaiserslautern. Although his primary role was a left-winger, Wenger converted Henry into a striker where he later blossomed into one of the most lethal strikers English Premier League has ever seen.
He became the team's main goalscorer and after a great first season his second season at Arsenal was even more successful. He led Arsenal to FA Cup final against Liverpool but came short of victory after succumbing to a defeat at Wembley. The following year he scored another 32 goals for Arsenal in all competitions together, leading his club to another FA Cup trophy where he was named the man of the match in the finals.
In , Henry became first player in half a century to be named FWA Footballer of the Year for two consecutive years. On 17th October , Henry broke Ian Wright's record of goals to become Arsenal's all-time top scorer, and is the current Arsenal's all-time top scorer with goals.
He was voted the Footballer of the Year in EPL for the 3rd time, making him the first to receive the coveted award 3 times in 59 years.
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