“After 20 years in the game I decided to end his professional career as a player. It was an amazing trip and I would like to thank all the fans and colleagues from the bands that played at AS Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona, New York Red Bulls and of course the French national team. They made the time spent in football was so special to me.
It is time for the next stage of my career and I am glad that I go back to London to join the team Sky Sports. I able to share insights and experience I have gained over the years in the ball game.
I have a lot of memories (mostly good!) and experience. I believe you made me watch as much fun as I had with the game. See you on the other side … “- wrote Tuesday morning Thierry Henry on his Facebook profile.
Destined for great career
Henry raised in the suburbs of Paris, the son of French immigrants from Guadeloupe. From the earliest years showed extraordinary talent to play football, which resulted in a very strong interest in the AS Monaco. The Henry junior teams excelled, hitting the net series, impressing his remarkable speed and dynamics. It was evident that the young Frenchman has everything to make a great career.
The Monaco he was just 13 years old and is in this club met for the first time with a man who had a great influence on everything achieved in football. That man was Arsene Wenger, who gave him a chance in the first team debut at the age of 17 years.
Under the leadership of Henry Wenger pograł not long, however – French coach went to Japan shortly after the debut of his discovery.
The performances at the club from the Principality of Henry earned his appointment to represent France, which in 1998 won the championship of the world. He was 21 years old.
In 1999, for 14 million euros brought him over Juventus, Champions League finalist and champion of Italy, one of the biggest teams in Europe. All signs in the heavens and the earth indicated that it will transfer a hit. But it happened otherwise.
Carlo Ancelotti, who began his work in Turin as a successor to the great Marcelo Lippi, persistently exhibited a Frenchman as wingman, adding him another job on the defensive. In total, he played in the colors of the “Old Lady” in the season 16 games and scored just 3 goals. Juventus scored the worst season in a decade, ending the Serie A game at the 7th place.
After years of Ancelotti (currently coach of Real Madrid) admitted that the error associated with the assessment of Henry comes after him today.
Finally, the Frenchman retired from Juventus for 11 million pounds to Arsenal. Arsene Wenger, the new coach “Gunners”, did not hesitate a moment to convince the board that offered the great opportunity. Not mistaken, and Henry over the years has been a key player in the team and all the time emphasized how great influence on his career and football skills Wenger had.
The Golden Years Arsenal
Wenger did not limit his new acquisition, counting on the creativity and dynamism in the attack. Already in his first season in England Frenchman found the net 26 times.
In the same year he also won the French representation of the European title.
In the following seasons, it is based on the game a team that reached the championship of the Premier League in 2002 and 2004 (Arsenal throughout the game has not suffered a single defeat, a team that is achieved, to this day remains unreachable).
The dynamics of Henry and ease with which putting the finishing touches situations earned him numerous awards – 4 times stayed Premier League top scorer in 2004 and 2005 receive the prize for the Golden Boot top scorer in Europe.
He failed, however, to reach for the Golden Ball – two times occupied the second place.
His balance matches for Arsenal is sensational:
The Descent from the ball inside and shot past the far corner – it was Henry’s company shares. Has delivered to the incredible acceleration, which allowed him to show off the spectacular rallies.
Top 25 hits in the career of Thierry Henry:
Barcelona and conquer the USA
The Frenchman saw at home the other big clubs, but Arsenal rejected the offer until the moment when Henry he decided to try his hand elsewhere. In 2007, his choice of the city of Barcelona, which paid for him 24 million euros. In the previous season, “Gunners” lost the Champions League final was with the team, which he joined Frenchman.
The 30-year-old player has not played in the “Pride of Catalonia” a key role in its success.
Twice he won the Spanish league title, but above all he was able to win a great trophy for the best club teams in Europe. Henry broke a record at the time, Michel Platini and remains the top scorer in the history of team “tricolor” – a total of 123 matches scored 51 goals.
In 2009, Barcelona was at the absolute top, and the finale did not give any opportunities for Manchester United.
However, the situation did not resemble that of Arsenal, where Henry was the biggest star of the team. As sensational as was Leo Messi, in addition to the tone of the game “Pride of Catalonia” Iniesta and Xavi imparted. “Tiki-such” celebrated his greatest triumphs.
A year later career was tarnished image, when France play-off meeting with Ireland played handball in the penalty opponents. Moments later, William Gallas goal gave the tri-color, which determined the promotion. Known for his involvement in campaigns against racism and attitudes of fair play has committed a gesture, which was defined as “shameful”. This is one of the milder terms.
It is difficult to understand why the players, who at that time had already won everything, athletic complete and fulfilled, decided on something that left a scratch on his career. France went to South Africa, but the team locker room was completely broken, coach Raymond Domenech coped with it, how to fix the atmosphere in the locker room and placed the representation of compromising performance.
After the World Cup, Henry decided to give up the game in the frame and przesniósł from Barcelona to the colors of the American MLS New York Red Bulls. Forward was one of the biggest names, we were able to bring to the United States, but it was sports early retirement.
Despite this, Henry showed off the MLS goals, and some every now and then circulated the internet.
In 2012, during a break in the competition back on loan to Arsenal, where he scored his last goal for the “Gunners”.
Now it’s back to England in a different role. The Frenchman wants to go the way they have chosen many meritorious for Premier League footballers, becoming experts television stations – such as Gary Lineker, Jaime Redknapp and Gary Neville.
The emotions that Thierry Henry assured fans on the pitch, it will be you can only dream of, but his boiskowe experience certainly shed some light on what is happening each week on English pitches.
Paul Słójkowski, PolskieRadio.pl
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