Thierry Henry

radikal_dj · 29 Nov 2006 at 13:41

Has not been shortlisted by Fifa for world player of the year :rolleyes:

Zizou, Dinho and Cannavaro are the 3 remaining.

"andy" · 29 Nov 2006 at 13:47

as much as i love watching him he is a bit of a fluffer when it comes down to the big games though

wouldnt say he deserves it anymore than the 3 that are shortlisted

[ASSE]Hinchy · 29 Nov 2006 at 13:47

No Premiership player can win the player of the year. They have to be a player in the Spanish league remember.

He wouldn't have won it anyway so its hardly a problem. So long as Ronaldinh-overated doesn't win it I don't mind.

Marcus-Aurelius · 29 Nov 2006 at 13:47

Zidane ???????

Mr Nice · 29 Nov 2006 at 13:51

So there is a retired thug, a buck toothed overrated brazillian thats done squat since May and the Italy wc winning captain?

Well done FIFA. :rolleyes:

Pigeon_Killer · 29 Nov 2006 at 13:52

Marcus-Aurelius said:
Zidane ???????

He's only on that list because he retired. He didn't have a great season at Real and didn't have the best WC and finished his career disgracefully. I agree with Cannavaro and Ronaldinho but would've liked to see Gerrard on that list.

"andy" · 29 Nov 2006 at 14:01

zidane had an ace world cup till the end IMO

i guess thats what theyre baseing his selection on

el_dazza · 29 Nov 2006 at 14:05

Mr Nice said:
Italy wc winning captain?

Well done FIFA.

He did have a magnificent world cup though. Henry plays well against dire teams like watford but when it comes to a half decent side he crumbles.

BaZ87 · 29 Nov 2006 at 14:12

andy8271 said:
zidane had an ace world cup till the end IMO

i guess thats what theyre baseing his selection on

Zidane was poor in the WC up untill the semi finals. There were calls for him to be dropped for the Spain game because he was hampering the team. Played well in the last 3 rounds until the red card though.

Weebull · 29 Nov 2006 at 14:23

andy8271 said:
as much as i love watching him he is a bit of a fluffer when it comes down to the big games though

I know exactly what you mean.

I mean, there's so many big games we've had where he's just failed to produce. I wish sometimes he'd just pull his finger out and just score now and then. Is it asking too much for him to get one against, say, Real Madrid? Or Man U? Or the tough defense of Chelsea?
Not to mention the countless games against Liverpool we've had. And god, how many London derbies does he need to bottle in?

Never really rated the bloke, if I'm honest.

[ASSE]Hinchy · 29 Nov 2006 at 14:25

Weebull said:
Snip

Gooner14 · 29 Nov 2006 at 14:49

I say get rid of Henry, he's rubbish. Replace him with Kevin Doyle from Reading. Well no one is that stupid.......

http://www.arsenalnewsreview.co.uk/index.php/news/413/42.html

Weebull · 29 Nov 2006 at 14:52

I <3 Myles Palmer. I hope he does an arsecast.

Red and White · 29 Nov 2006 at 14:53

Weebull said:
I know exactly what you mean.

I mean, there's so many big games we've had where he's just failed to produce. I wish sometimes he'd just pull his finger out and just score now and then. Is it asking too much for him to get one against, say, Real Madrid? Or Man U? Or the tough defense of Chelsea?
Not to mention the countless games against Liverpool we've had. And god, how many London derbies does he need to bottle in?

Never really rated the bloke, if I'm honest.

superb post

i cant view youtube here but i presume its henry scoring class goals

Gooner14 · 29 Nov 2006 at 15:00

Weebull said:
I <3 Myles Palmer. I hope he does an arsecast.

I fear that may never happen. Shame. Arseblogger whould rip that **** to shreds

Marcus-Aurelius · 29 Nov 2006 at 15:11

Gooner14 said:
I say get rid of Henry, he's rubbish. Replace him with Kevin Doyle from Reading. Well no one is that stupid.......

http://www.arsenalnewsreview.co.uk/index.php/news/413/42.html

Lol... you have to love Myles don't you, pure entertainment but completley Senile.

The Running Man · 29 Nov 2006 at 15:11

Clerkin said:
superb post

i cant view youtube here but i presume its henry scoring class goals

hmm but over how long a period are those goals scored? i cant open either but if its that one against man utd when he lobbed from outside of the box... zzz... how long ago was that? and how many times have we played since

Red and White · 29 Nov 2006 at 15:18

Nickg said:
hmm but over how long a period are those goals scored? i cant open either but if its that one against man utd when he lobbed from outside of the box... zzz... how long ago was that? and how many times have we played since

whats your point dude?

Weebull · 29 Nov 2006 at 15:22

Ohhhhh, I see now, it's the timeframe that matters is it, not whether he's actually scoring against the big teams or not. That'll be why he had the better scoring record against ManU than RvN did against us. No wait, I guess you just manage 20+ prem goals a season for the last 6 years by only scoring past the rubbish sides.

Honestly, I really can't be bothered to trawl google for hours to find his entire scoring record over the years, youtube was simply a lot quicker to do. All you have to do is type "Thierry Henry + [club name]" and lo and behold, you'll find at least one goal.

Him being a big-game bottler is utter, utter *******, and it annoys me that people continue to propogate that myth about him. He scores in big games just as much as any top class striker out there: ie. Not every single one, because he's not the second coming, but enough to count. As I said, you don't score that many goals by chance.

EDIT: I never thought I'd agree with BaZ, but there you go, he got it spot on.

BaZ87 · 29 Nov 2006 at 15:24

Clerkin said:
whats your point dude?

i guess he's trying to say that a few goals against top clubs doesn't make him a big match player. Not nessecerely my view just the way i interpreted his post.

Imo i wouldn't say he was particuarly a big game player nor a bottler. There have been several big games (CL final and in a couple of the FA cup finals) where he has gone missing a bit but the links above have also shown (particualry the Liverpool and Real, and also vs Roma and Lazio which weren't in the links above) that he can practicaly single handedly turn/win a game.