henry
some fairy tales end early. my feelings towards thierry henry is that of ambivalence. whenever i thought he was too inconsistent, he would score crucial goals and turn in match-winning performances. but one thing is for sure. i would have liked him to retire at arsenal.
but i guess he didnt want it. not enough, at least.
this season was poor, like he says. but he was not there.
was there too much reliance, too much blind faith in youth? maybe. but look at it. gallas probably made more fluffed clearances than djourou. and lehmann played like he was 17. to me, the so-called experienced players were disappointing. especially in defence, because we conceded goals in injury time, and goals we shouldn't have. and when you look at it, they were probably more the fault of the central defence and goalkeeper. of the fullbacks, who were young, i would only say eboue was immature. not clichy. in midfield, hleb and rosicky arent exactly young. but they didnt really deliver. maybe rosicky abit more. but hleb was largely disappointing. diaby was immature at times, and maybe denilson isnt as steady yet. for every young player whom you can fault, there is another experienced player whom you can criticise. so how can you say the team didnt perform because it was too young? the older players were making mistakes as well. it would be unfair to push it all to the youth. the strikeforce, save for van persie, was just not good enough, so it is not about whether the forwards were too young or what. i just dun believe adebayor will ever be as good as henry. the argument that the youngsters let the team down is quatsch.
i think it is disappointing, this whole henry saga. he hasn't looked at the big picture. of course the politics in the boardroom might have played a part. it ought to be settled quickly. but it just shows that his loyalty is not to the club, but to who's in charge. and disappointingly, not even to wenger. unless wenger was the one who urged him to leave, under the table.
but anyway, there were fond memories, although for now, henry will become another legend at the club. but he will also belong to the past. and like i say for the valencia team, there is no place for that team of the past.
with the conclusion of the la liga, the real transfer season has started. more nervous times ahead. but i think as long as villa, silva and fabregas stay, things should be ok.
and martins would be a good addition. we need someone to deliver the power that baptista failed to.
but i guess he didnt want it. not enough, at least.
this season was poor, like he says. but he was not there.
was there too much reliance, too much blind faith in youth? maybe. but look at it. gallas probably made more fluffed clearances than djourou. and lehmann played like he was 17. to me, the so-called experienced players were disappointing. especially in defence, because we conceded goals in injury time, and goals we shouldn't have. and when you look at it, they were probably more the fault of the central defence and goalkeeper. of the fullbacks, who were young, i would only say eboue was immature. not clichy. in midfield, hleb and rosicky arent exactly young. but they didnt really deliver. maybe rosicky abit more. but hleb was largely disappointing. diaby was immature at times, and maybe denilson isnt as steady yet. for every young player whom you can fault, there is another experienced player whom you can criticise. so how can you say the team didnt perform because it was too young? the older players were making mistakes as well. it would be unfair to push it all to the youth. the strikeforce, save for van persie, was just not good enough, so it is not about whether the forwards were too young or what. i just dun believe adebayor will ever be as good as henry. the argument that the youngsters let the team down is quatsch.
i think it is disappointing, this whole henry saga. he hasn't looked at the big picture. of course the politics in the boardroom might have played a part. it ought to be settled quickly. but it just shows that his loyalty is not to the club, but to who's in charge. and disappointingly, not even to wenger. unless wenger was the one who urged him to leave, under the table.
but anyway, there were fond memories, although for now, henry will become another legend at the club. but he will also belong to the past. and like i say for the valencia team, there is no place for that team of the past.
with the conclusion of the la liga, the real transfer season has started. more nervous times ahead. but i think as long as villa, silva and fabregas stay, things should be ok.
and martins would be a good addition. we need someone to deliver the power that baptista failed to.
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