Henry v Van Nistelrooy??

[ASSE]Hinchy · 28 Nov 2002 at 00:17

muahahahahaha wot a night - people jumpin on the van nistelrooy bandwagon just cos he scored 2 again (even tho i will admit his 2nd goal was awesome.....

but my god, Thierry Heny - LEGEND. Responds with a hattrick away to Roma!!!! not 2 goals away to basle - a HATTRICK...away to ROMA

i think this settles all - Henry rules, Van Nistelrooy drools (a bit

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Hinch

JAzz · 28 Nov 2002 at 00:19

id like to say the purpose of this thread is wrong.....................................................but then i would be lying

yep henry showed the whole world how great he is against a good Italien team at their ground.

btw has rvn ever scored a hatrick in the champions league for man utd (im not being sacrastic btw i honestly dont know)

henry also has more goals then rvn in the CL, he has 25 rvn has 24 iirc

[ASSE]Hinchy · 28 Nov 2002 at 00:26

henry also has more goals then rvn in the CL, he has 25 rvn has 24 iirc

is that a stat off the top of ur head???

Even my brother admits that Henry is a better player than Van Nistelrooy and he's a die hard Man Utd fan!!

(woooo btw this is my 100th post

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Hinch

JAzz · 28 Nov 2002 at 00:28

lol no they showed it on itv

Raul has like 36 though :eek:

[ASSE]Hinchy · 28 Nov 2002 at 00:32

Raul is an incredible player though so that kind of record has to be expected. Finishing wise, he is unbeatable. If he gets a chance, more often than not he scores it. If im honest, and im a big Thierry Henry fan, i reckon that he has to look at Raul and learn. For me, Raul is the best cos he is so consistent. He has been scoring goals for years and years and years and yet hardly anyone seems to know it!!!

But it could also be said, that when his confidence is high, Henry will put away every shot he has and is possibly the best around.

Hinch

JAzz · 28 Nov 2002 at 00:35

Originally posted by [ASSE]Hinchy
Raul is an incredible player though so that kind of record has to be expected. Finishing wise, he is unbeatable. If he gets a chance, more often than not he scores it. If im honest, and im a big Thierry Henry fan, i reckon that he has to look at Raul and learn. For me, Raul is the best cos he is so consistent. He has been scoring goals for years and years and years and yet hardly anyone seems to know it!!!

But it could also be said, that when his confidence is high, Henry will put away every shot he has and is possibly the best around.

Hinch

having great players give him chance after chance helps as well

Exorcist · 28 Nov 2002 at 00:44

RvN has 26 goals in the CL.

18 in 20 games. :eek:

[ASSE]Hinchy · 28 Nov 2002 at 00:49

Originally posted by Jazz
having great players give him chance after chance helps as well

u as an arsenal fan (ive noticed in previous threads

) cannot tell me that arsenal dont have great players providing Henry with plenty of chances surely!!!!!! Ljungberg, Pires, Bergkamp, Ray Parl........forget i said him hes poo

, Vieira - not bad players are they

Hinch

JAzz · 28 Nov 2002 at 01:08

there not zidane though are they

rvn does not have 26 goals, well if he does henry has 27

Exorcist · 28 Nov 2002 at 01:13

Yes he does

Trio battle it out for Euro target <---- this topic

dirtydog · 28 Nov 2002 at 07:38

Originally posted by Jazz
id like to say the purpose of this thread is wrong.....................................................but then i would be lying

yep henry showed the whole world how great he is against a good Italien team at their ground.

btw has rvn ever scored a hatrick in the champions league for man utd (im not being sacrastic btw i honestly dont know)

henry also has more goals then rvn in the CL, he has 25 rvn has 24 iirc

I'm fairly sure RvN has got a CL hat-trick but I couldn't swear to it..

Anyway I have to say.. (and not aimed at you in particular Jazz) why does it have to be 'who is best' out of Henry and RvN? They are both outstanding strikers.. nuff said!

Big Kev · 28 Nov 2002 at 08:37

Terry Henry is the better player, his all round ability is better overall than RVN's and he's done it at a higher level than the Ruud Boy.

Gilly · 28 Nov 2002 at 08:52

Have to side with Kev, I'd rather have Henry in my side than RvN, though both together would be fearsome.

memphisto · 28 Nov 2002 at 09:35

I'd have to say i couldnt separate the two.

Henry is a better all rounder but I feel that RVN is better in certain areas than henry but henry is better all around.

However they are both great strikers and I honestly dont know which I would prefer in my team.

By the way there was a bit of a story awhile ago about henry not signing a new contract for arsenal yet ? if i remeber rightly which I probably am not his contract is up in the summer ?

If so there might be a bit of a scramble for his signature although I cant see him leaving arsenal

Can an arsenal fan clear this up ?

Miguél · 28 Nov 2002 at 09:52

Its not only because he scored 2 on tuesday but also 3 last saturday

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And i have to say Arsenal played v well and Henry was superb.

PAz · 28 Nov 2002 at 10:58

Henry is not just better then RvN, he is the best in the world.

Gilly · 28 Nov 2002 at 11:03

Originally posted by PAz
Henry is not just better then RvN, he is the best in the world.

Rather have a fit Ronaldo, Shevchenko or Kluivert. Possibly a fit Vieiri too.

He's not the best in the world. He's one of them.

Davey_Pitch · 28 Nov 2002 at 11:36

Originally posted by Gilly
Rather have a fit Ronaldo, Shevchenko or Kluivert. Possibly a fit Vieiri too.

He's not the best in the world. He's one of them.

I only agree with Ronaldo, I think Henry at his best is better than the others, maybe not for outright scoring, but he overall play and his ability to mke something out of nothing puts him ahead of virtually everyone in the world, for me anyway

Red and White · 28 Nov 2002 at 12:40

Henry wins hands down, his goals are top quality, he is genuine talent.

Van Nistlrooy only scores tapins 90% of the time, and he gets a lot of service from the likes of Beckham.

reefoid · 28 Nov 2002 at 12:54

I think they are both top drawer in their own ways.

Henry can create goals from nothing. Once he gets the ball and starts running at defences you always think he could get the ball in the net. His pace is Olympic 100m standard and he can get back and defend when needed as well (as he did at 1-3 yesterday).

RvN has much more of a physical presence and gets himself into the right place at the right time, hence the tap-ins.

I think RvN is more of a natural goalscorer, but Henry is the more complete player.

Then again, as a Gooner, I agree with Wenger.....I wouldn't swap Thierry for anyone else in the world