This was Thierry Henry ladies and gentlemanNever won a Ballon d'or because of racism
>>158401461>look! he did the kind of dribble that prime Neymar did in almost every game!Nedved was still better than Henry that year.
>>158401486Nope
1 goal in 12 finals btwIn a now defunct meme cup
>>158401606Seethe.
>>158401606>including irrelevant finalNo ones cares about Community Shield or FA/League Cup
>>158401668Arsenal do because they sure as shit aren't winning any European trophies
>>1584016680 goals in finals in his whole career then
>>158401486Neymar was always a lazy diving faggot whos career wasn't a complete failure thanks to messi and suarez
>>158401461name ONE modern player who would try what Henry did as Van Bommel came sliding in. Nu-players would fall to the floor screaming, roll for 20 meters and 3 teammates would gang up on based MarkFuck today's football is shit
>>158407164Pre-Madrid Hazard
>>158401461i genuinely forget that 98-04 Henry was unironically what Mbappé is doing these days. He had the pace, skill and finishing, but was much taller which is the difference.
>>158407182I agree Belbro but I meant someone active today on the highest level
>>158401461>he lost out to Canavaro, Nedved, and Shevchenkotravesty desu
>>158401461Sir Harry Kane clears himwith fucking Tottenham
>>158401461showboating that ultimately leads nowhere? Poor man's pogba
>>158401461Love Henry.
>>158407520Apparently, beating the opposition’s midfield and progressing the ball is ‘going nowhere’ now. Football isn’t just goals and assists, even if Thierry Henry is excellent at this
>>158401461>Ballon d'ornobody cared about this until indians got on twitter and instagram and spammed messi v ronaldo. it only got a small colum and a small picture in the newspapers throughout the 2000s
>>158407189Henry was a unique player because he combined pace and directness with elegance. He could blitz his way through a defence but also pull off the kind of touches and goals you'd expect from the likes of Zidane or Bergkamp.
>>158401461 Fuck this diving fraud
>>158407535How come nobody has ever scored this exact goal before?
>>158407675It's purely used for agendas, but no matter what I guarantee you the current winners won't matter in 10 years.
>>158401461And now he’s the silly face man on the pregame show. Sad!
>>158407189taller and faster with nicer first touch
>>158407695the fact he didn't win the UCL with Bergkamp, Pires, Ashley Cole, Kolo Toure, Jens Lehmann, Sol Campbell, Lauren, Fabregas, Ljunberg, Hleb etc... is beyond me.
>>158401461ITT: Premtards overrate a guy who peaked in Arsenal
>>158407189there was a reason Henry starred in the Joga Bonito commercials.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzCLGpDSrhE
>>158401461Arsewogs never changed, look at them complaining about every challenge.
>>158401461Did he score off this or was it all kinda pointless and for nothing?
>>158401486no one looks like this
>>158407164Play would be dead before that for grabbing the shirt
>>158407946
>>158401461>Prememe>the league where basic ass dribbling was seen as dark magic
>>158401461He was the Mbappe of his time
>>158409060he was SHOOK
>>158407535who thought putting a manlet on goal was a good idea?
>>158401461>never uses his left foot onceclown defending
>>158418643DON'T INSULT THE EARLY PL ERA DEFENDING!! That might make people question the quality of Arsenal’s 'Invincibles' which would be a form of racism.
winning Match of the Day's goal of the season was unironically a higher accolade back then than the balloon door.its current relevance is a false perception; what people actually found relevant was discussing for a decade whether Messi was better than Ronaldo or vice versa; the fact the balloon door was the crowning of that discussion each year was incidental.
>>158401486>>look! he did the kind of dribble that prime Neymar did in almost every game against shitty players in a farmer's league!FTFY
>>158407959Because Barca at the time had Valdés, Puyol, van Bronckhorst, Deco, van Bommel, Giuly, Iniesta, Eto'o, Xavi, Larsson and bloody Ronaldinho
>>158401461Today's referees would have called two fouls and given Henry a yellow card for that dribble.
>>158418810i want a fucking time machine
>>158401486>Nedved was still better than Henry that year.This was the year Nedved carried Juventus to the CL final but ultimately got chinced out of playing in said final because Mcmanaman dived in the semis to get him a bull shit yellow? Is that the one people are saying Henry should have got?
>>158418810No it was because Lehmann got sent off. Arsenal would have won that game 11v11
>>158408243i do
>>158418810Arse Anal got refballed HARD that match beginning of Farcelona/negreira/uefalona bullshit. Seriously fucking hate that club and ALL Scatalan subhumans.
>>158401461Overrated as fuck zidane moggs and almost any great from that era too
>>158407983>>158409050This
glorified aubameyang
he has ALWAYS been mediocre with the national team
>>158418988Well duh, Zidane mogs 99% of footballers ever, including Messi.
>>158401461Not quite Bergkamp.
>>158407959Another bottled final French Harry Kane
Can't imagine how modern day Arsenal fans can stomach watching Shartetaball
>>158401606You seem to have memory issues, do you need a hand?
>>158421362Go for it
>>158421385see >>158408263
>>158421419Ah, you clearly looked it up and firmly backtracked
Henry was ahead of his time
>>158421160Budget Zidane but still a great player
>>158427887If antony olayed in that era he would had 2 ballon de or
>>158407959I remember. Referee ruined the match by sending off Lehman when he should have just played the advantage and let Barca score on what would have been an empty net. >>158418810A young Messi as well who missed the match due to a sligh injury IIRC.
>>158427959>antonywho?
>>1584014611999: Rivaldo (Barcelona)2000: Luís Figo (Real Madrid)2001: Michael Owen (Liverpool)2002: Ronaldo (Real Madrid)2003: Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus)2004: Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan)2005: Ronaldinho (Barcelona)2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid)2007: Kaká (AC Milan)He didnt deserve a Ballon d'or. Spent 8 years at Arsenal. Couple of leagues, no champions league. He was dogshit at Barcelona also.
EPL was weak back then. When he came to Barça we saw his true level (bench).
>>158430746He was instrumental in the 2009 victory over Man United.
