Thierry Henry : The King is back..........

                          There are few players in the world who have a statue built of them outside their stadium. And there are even fewer players who get to play for their club after the statue has been unveiled, Thierry Henry is one of them. I see no need to explain to you all who Thierry Henry is because if you are reading this then surely you know a little bit about football. And if you know a little bit of football, then its imperative that you would have heard the name "Thierry Henry" .

                          Legends like him arrive once in a generation and we are really lucky that we have got the chance to see him play for Arsenal ...............TWICE. And when it was confirmed that he will come back to Arsenal FC for a 2 month long loan deal, the joy or should I say the relief was too much. Yes, its just a 2 month loan deal but this deal is not just an ordinary transfer deal, this deal is beyond football. It doesn't matter how long Henry will play, the only thing that matters is that he has come back "HOME" and the faithful fans of all age groups will get the chance to see him ............again. It was an opportunity for young Arsenal fans who haven't seen Henry play LIVE  before to get an idea of how great the Arsenal side was in Arsene Wenger's first 8-9 years as manager. It was also an opportunity for these young gooners to respect the fact that how lucky all us gooners really are to have a legend like Henry .


                            That the script was out of any popular blockbuster movie was a given once the scores were still  0-0 at HT yesterday.  He came on in the 65th minute and what an irony it is that the player he replaced was Marouane Chamakh . Yes, he is not the Henry of 6-7 years ago. He has lost a bit of pace and he does look a bit "OLD", if i dare use that word. But, one thing that was unmistakable was that he has the class. Its a popular term that "Form is temporary, Class is permanent." and thats what we saw yesterday. Arshavin had a good game yesterday. He gave it his all. He showed the desire that has been missing for most parts this season. But he was unable to finish the many chances that he got. On the other hand Chamakh, who I wonder as to whether he will get a starting place in any other Premier League team , kept on messing things up as only he can. How many chances does a player need to prove that he has got it ??? i think chamakh has gone way beyond those deserved chances. Anyways, when Henry came on the first thing I noticed was that he knew his limitations. He knows that he is an old man now, in footballing terms, and he has lost a bit of pace. He wasn't experimenting or looking to prove to his innumerable fans that he still HAS IT. All he did was play his normal game, he played exactly the way he would play for NY Red bulls. And, he has played too many big games in his carrier to be overawed by the stage. 1 chance, thats all it took...............1 chance,      1 chance = 1 goal. All those years of  Thierry Henry were immersed in that goal. If there was ever a signature Henry goal then that was it. Throughout his carrier, if the defenders and goalkeepers of the world has seen or known 1 thing its this..........that if Henry gets into "THAT" position , then no matter how good a goalie you are, 80% of the time Henry would score that.


                             And thats why we needed Henry . He would provide all those years of experience to the lads. Too many times we have seen our players mess things up. Too many times we have seen our guys not scoring from very good positions. Henry's signing has been done so that he can resolve a few of those matters. Yes, he can play a huge role in these coming 2 months as a player. But  one of Wenger's primary intention was that Henry could share his experiences with the squad and bring in an atmosphere of calmness and composure.  Its only to be seen how Henry can combine with Robin Van Persie in these 2 months. But one thing that we can be assured of is that if Henry gets a chance to score , the 80% of the time he would take it. That David Beckham along with his "Gooner" son was there to watch him play and the joy that was there on Beckham's face when Henry scored the goal says it all. Beckham and Henry had been bitter rivals during there glory days, but when you are talking about legends there is no such thing as rivalry, all that there is "RESPECT."