What people have said about Henry over the past 8 years
“If you look at the whole package, with everything Henry has, I don't think you can find that anywhere else.
You give him the ball in the right place and his acceleration will take him past any defender in the world.”
—Arsenal teammate Dennis Bergkamp 博格坎普
“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."
—French defender Lilian Thuram 图拉姆
“When he's on fire, he is impossible to stop. He dribbles like a winger, but is still able to score 20 goals a year in the Premiership.”
—Roma coach Fabio Capello 卡佩罗
“What makes him special? He has a mixture of physical talent and technical ability, as well as remarkable intelligence and above all a great passion for the game.”
—Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger 温格
“People say he doesn't score a lot of goals with his head, but does he really have to with the ability he has in his feet? He makes spectacular goals look easy. His technique is fantastic.”
—Former English captain Alan Shearer 希勒
“Thierry is the best striker in the world. By far he's the best in the world. Thierry doesn't just score goals. Even when he's not having a good day he can make an important pass.
He is a strong character. If things go wrong, he bounces straight back. His effect on the club is very big.”
—Arsenal teammate Patrick Vieira 维埃拉
“There is only one word to describe Henry —a nightmare. He is one of the best strikers in the world and a kind of player a goalkeeper doesn't want to face.”
—Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini
“He can do things Ronaldo can't. When he's in the mood there's no stopping him. He is like no other striker.”
—Former Arsenal striker Alan Smith 史密斯
“I tell my kids in the Academy at Newcastle to watch Henry. He plays with such a swagger, not an arrogance, and that is a great quality. He always looks so comfortable.
You talk about cars going from 0 to 60 in a matter of seconds, and he is like that. He just explodes. I could sit there for hours and watch him.”
—English striker Peter Beardsley
"He's the best player in the world and already one of the all time greats." - Ruud Van Nistelrooy 范尼
"The last player you want the ball to go to is the best player on the planet." - Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard after his backpass to Henry gave Arsenal a 2-1 victory at Highbury 杰拉德
"I've seen everything in this league for the past 25 years. I've never seen anything like him. I said he was special, but he's irreplacable." - 安迪格雷
"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." -图拉姆
"When I was at Spain I thought Zinedine Zidane was the best in the world,
but playing alongside Thierry made me realise that I was playing alongside the best footballer in the planet." - Jose Antonio Reyes 雷耶斯...
"Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game." - Zinedine Zidane 齐达内
"Sometimes when I see the speed Henry moves on the pitch he looks like he's bought a motorbike. If I have to mark him on Wednesday,
I will just have to get myself one as well." - Alessio Tacchinardi
"Germany are light years away from having a player like him." - Franz Beckenbauer 贝肯鲍尔
"Henry is a beautiful player and has got complete technique, I adore watching him. I respect him very much as a man and as a footballer. He reminds me of myself. - Ronaldinho 罗纳尔蒂尼奥
"... then there is the magnificent Thierry Henry - someone who has blistering pace and is unbelievable when he is finishing at his best." - Alan Hansen 汉森
"If he can take france to glory in germany this summer, Henry can record him self as the worlds greatest ever, hes done everything at club level,
the world cup can be the icing on the cake for him. No player has done what Henry has done at club level*" - Pele 贝利
