Thierry Henry

[Poor_Sunyol]

Reports say that Henry and Pep have a very tense relationship. I wonder what that is all about?

 

[Necro Spaaw]

Reports say that Henry and Pep have a very tense relationship. I wonder what that is all about?

trying to unsettle us. bullpoop talk

 

[Poor_Sunyol]

I don't know if it is bullpoop. They have never appeared to have got on that well in the past.

 

[Necro Spaaw]

dunno man, saw a bunch of times pep acts to him as a teamplayer almost.. crack up jokes and stuff.. padding shoulder stuff..

 

[G.J]

Castrol Rankings rate Thierry Henry world's No.1 soccer player

MOVE over Ronaldo - not to mention Torres, Messi and Gerrard. They all have their supporters to be considered the most influential player in the world but one man now has the statistics to be able to make that claim authoritatively.
Step forward Thierry Henry - World Cup winner, EPL champion, Champions League victor, and now rated the most effective player of the past 12 months.

Henry, whose second season at Barcelona after he left Arsenal saw them win a unique treble of the Spanish league and cup and then the Champions League, heads a list of players from the Catalan club dominating the first listings from the Castrol Rankings, a FIFA-endorsed analysis system launched yesterday in the Spanish capital.

The rankings are based on a highly advanced technology that measures every pass, every tackle and every single move of over 2,000 players and games, covering the top five leagues in Europe and the Champions League, updated monthly, and they point to a possible shift in the balance of power across Europe. Nine of the top 20 players play in Spain's La Liga, while just five - Torres (5th), Nemanja Vidic (12th), Frank Lampard (14th), Steven Gerrard (17th), and Emmanuel Adebayor (18th) - are from the EPL.

It marks a remarkable return to form for a player seen to be treading water towards the end of his time at Arsenal, but who now at 32 seems if anything at the height of his powers.

Barcelona's attacking trident of Henry, Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto - the latter pair second and sixth respectively on the rankings - produced an astonishing tally of 100 goals between them as the Spanish giants swept all before them last season.

The number of Barcelona players in the rankings is testament to that, with defenders Gerard Pique, Rafael Marquez and Carles Puyol all making the top 10.

Cristiano Ronaldo has to accept third on the back of his achievements with Manchester United - beaten by Barcelona in last year's Champions League final - and, since his $160m transfer, for Real Madrid so far this season.

Liverpool's Fernando Torres comes in fifth, with the figures underpinning the rankings showing that he converts a remarkable 22 per cent of the chances he receives for Liverpool.


Thierry Henry’s efforts in front of goal are what have made him the stand-out player of the last year. The French international scored five goals and provided three assists during Barca’s successful Champions League campaign and has contributed a further 18 goals and eight assists in La Liga during the 12-month period all of which have helped him become the world’s best performing player.

The key to Henry’s success has been the accuracy of his shooting with the forward finding the target with an impressive 70% of his shots compared to an average of 42% across the five main European leagues.

The irony of there being five Barcelona players in the top 10 of a system launched in Madrid, home of their their fiercest rivals, was not lost on Real's Cristiano Ronaldo, a Castrol Global Ambassador who admitted he is now gunning for Henry and determined to claim top spot for himself soon. “The Castrol Rankings is the ranking that every player wants to top,” said the Portuguese winger. “If you can be number one on the Castrol Rankings there can be no arguments, as it is based on fact, not opinion. That’s why I’m aiming for the number one spot – to prove I’m the best!”

see full list here: http://www.castrolfootball.com/rankings/rankings/

I don't know if it is bullpoop. They have never appeared to have got on that well in the past.

No way man. Pep always believed in him and he was the reason for his revival. Its probably the lack of goals and those Robinho rumors unsettling him.

 

[Necro Spaaw]

 

[La Furia]

dunno man, saw a bunch of times pep acts to him as a teamplayer almost.. crack up jokes and stuff.. padding shoulder stuff..

I saw Pep joke around with Eto'o too, and we all knew those two would never be best friends. I don't believe this Pep showed a lot of faith in Henry when nobody else did, but I wouldn't call it impossible either, both are very strong personalities. Henry has done an outstanding job downplaying his ego since arriving here, I never thought the player I used to watch at Arsenal could be such a team first man, though this season he seems to have started to sulk again so it's possible that all isn't well on the Henry front.

Hopefully Titi will come back soon and put all these stories to rest.

 

[evilhita666]

The only place where I've seen such reports is from as.com and well, you know how much we can trust them when it comes to FCB news... Actually those reports never quote Pep or anything, on the other hand Pep did say today/yesterday that Henry will shut a lot of mouths soon...

 

[[FCB]Messi[10]

I just saw a poll in ESPNsoccernet that who is Europe's top player? and guess who is winning in the votes??? T.Henry is winning Messi and CR in this poll. I really want to see Henry back in action and start scoring again.

 

[Aryagorn]

I just saw a poll in ESPNsoccernet that who is Europe's top player? and guess who is winning in the votes??? T.Henry is winning Messi and CR in this poll. I really want to see Henry back in action and start scoring again.

No offense to Henry but espnsoccernet is mostly visited by English fans, and so would vote for Henry... Not Ronaldo because he's one arrogant cunt & not Messi because for them English fans EPL is the best league
I too wish the King Titi to start scoring again, would be great to start with a hat-trick against Osasuna... Would send tremors down the Russian asses

 

[La Furia]

Soccernet is disgustingly premier-centric

 

[FlyLo]

Declared fit for the weekend!

 

[ryuken]

He could feature in the game but then what will be our mid field, Keita is on form and Toure need more playing time.

 

[IrvDizzle]

c'mon Thierry ... step it the *expletive deleted* up!!

 

[Galning]

I don't expect too much from him for this game, but I hope I'm going to be proven wrong.