PIRES HAILS SENSATIONAL HENRY
Sunday 11th January 2004
Arsenal schemer Robert Pires has hailed team-mate Thierry Henry as a genius and has fired a title warning to rivals Manchester United.
The French international says nothing compares to playing alongside his fellow Les Bleus star after their 4-1 rout of Middlesbrough moved them top of The Premiership.
"You cannot really describe the pleasure of playing in the same team as Thierry," the former Marseille man told The Sports People.
"He always does the right thing at the right time. Even the little one-twos he plays are done perfectly, perhaps better than anybody else around.
"It's so easy to play with him because everything is done to perfection - it's beautiful.
"He has the imagination and the intelligence, everybody can see that, and he's really progressed in the collective work of the team.
"Before, he was a wonderful player but now when you see him he simply compliments everything the team does and that's important for him and us.
"He's a great individual player but sometimes those types don't fit within a team framework. Thierry is different, everything he does is geared toward the team."
"We have a saying in France about these sort of things.
"It translates as 'Who pays the musician at the end of the evening?' In other words, nothing's sorted out until the season is over.
"There is a drive and a dynamism here that you can see every day on the training pitch.
"Arsene only wants individuals who want to win - and keep on winning."
皮雷赞亨利
阿森纳进攻组织者皮雷赞扬他的队友亨利是天才，并就英超冠军的争夺向对手曼联提出预告。
“无法用言语来形容和亨利一起踢球的美妙感觉。”这位前马塞球员接受《体育人》采访时说到。
“他总是在关键时刻有所表现。即使两人间小范围的配合也做得很好，可以说比其他人都好。
因为他一切都做得很完美，要与他一起踢球不容易--但很美妙。
“他充满想象力、用脑子踢球，这点大家都知道，同时，他也更多得参与球队的集体进攻。
“之前他就是一位优秀的球员，但现在他更多会夸赞球队的表现，这对他、对我们都很重要。
“他是出色的球员，但有时候球员会很难融入球队的整体中。但亨利却不同，他所做的一切都是为了球队。”
（谈到和曼联的榜首大战）“在法国，我们对这样的局面有种说法。
“翻译过来可以理解为‘谁是晚会最后的表演着？’换句话说，只有到赛季末结果才能分晓。
“我们每天都在球场上刻苦训练，从中你能看到我们的动力劲头。
“温格教练希望每名球员都有求胜的渴望--就这样获得一场场比赛的胜利。”
