Ask any Arsenal fan who is their favourite player ever? And I guarantee you, 90 per cent of the answers will be the same.
Again go back to them and ask them who would be their striker in their all-time 11? Old or new, the answer will be the same, the same two men. You see, that was the effect that a certain Frenchman had on them, a certain bond, a justified bond but a bond nonetheless. He came to the club for a mere 11 million pounds and stayed at the club for 8 years. But during those eight years he managed to immortalize himself, in the hearts of Arsenal fans and outside Emirate’s stadium.
He has only one name but Gooners called him by millions. The King of Highbury, El Mimo, Titi and of course Thierry Henry. He played as a striker for Arsenal and thatas all that matters, because for eight whole years he scored goals with a lethal grace. His work rate, his goalscoring ability, his leadership qualities and of course the ability to score important goals at important moments were all what helped Arsenal becoming a force to be reckoned with during those 8 years.
So today, on his 39th birthday we take a look at some of the greatest and most memorable goals by the King, and wonder if there will ever be another Thierry Henry (nope, not possible) ?
Number 6: AHis first goal for Arsenal.
Henry had always impressed Arsene Wenger even when he was at Monaco, where both the Frenchmenas paths crossed. Wenger had coached at Monaco for 7 odd years from 87 to 94 and Thierry had joined the club as a 13 year old in 1990. They both parted ways with Henry shifting to Juventus in 99 and Wenger to a Japanese club in 94. However their paths would cross again with Henry unsettled at the Italian giants and Wenger now the manager at Arsenal. a?Make sure I go to Arsenal, and not any other cluba those were Thierryas words and he got his wish.
He however took some time to settle in, not scoring in his first 8 games and then it came. With just 11 minutes on the clock, Tony Adams plays a ball into Henry and with his back to the defender he, in one fluid motion released a whipped shot that flew past the goalkeeper and into the net. The first of 228 goalsa
