Sunday, 21st December, 2014
Arsene Wenger believes that Thierry Henry had everything as a player, something which was helped by one vital ingredient: passion.
Wenger snapped up Henry for Arsenal in 1999, tempting the Frenchman to leave Juventus to head to north London.
At Arsenal, Henry became a legend, powering his way to becoming the club's all-time top goalscorer with 228 goals in all competitions.
He headed to Barcelona in 2007 before finishing his career with a stint in the MLS at New York Red Bulls, joining the American side in 2010 and retiring only last week; Henry also briefly returned to Arsenal on loan, in 2012.
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Now has been the time to reflect on Henry's career for many of the game's icons and Wenger, who has regularly lavished praise on the 37-year-old, feels he had it all.
"He had the full range [of skills] of a high level player", Wenger told TF1.
"He combined technical finesse, the qualities of a great athlete and, more important again, he had the passion [for the game]."
Henry has taken a role as a TV pundit in England, but Wenger has tipped him to return to Arsenal in some capacity in the future.
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