Arsenal’s Greatest Players

There are many great players that have played for Arsenal but when put to the best judges of all, the fans themselves, it was Thierry Henry who came in at the number one position.

Thierry Henry joined Arsenal in 1999 and in his 8 year stay, until 2007 he scored an amazing 226 goals in just 380 games. He was noted for his strength, stamina and mind blowing technique along with his keen desire to give 100 percent each time he played. The Frenchman was also a great all rounder. Although his official position was as a forward he was renowned for his penalty taking and ability to assist in any situation making dead balls good balls and occasionally goals.

When Henry joined The Gunners he was not a particularly trained striker and kept his position as a lateral player. But it was under the careful guidance of manager Arsene Wenger that Thierry Henry was transformed into an extraordinary goal shooting machine. Although it took him several games to get into his groove as far as goal scoring was concerned, as soon as he found his feet there was no stopping him.

Thierry Henry saw London club Arsenal through to win two League Champions Cups in 2002 and 2004 and two FA Cup titles also in 2002 and in 2003. He gained much respect both on and off the field and his popularity among fans was on the increase. In 2005 he was made captain following Patrick Vieira’s departure and he himself left Arsenal in 2007 after signing up with Barcelona.