Thierry Henry

As a child, Thierry Henry played basketball, as well as football. With his height of 188 centimeters and athletic agilities, he could well have made a good basketball player. But at 13, he enrolled in a national school for young talents in Clairfontaine, and that determined his future. With his even temper and his ability to stay on good terms with his fellow players, Henry undergoes a complete volte-face during a match. He focuses constantly on the opposite goal, tries to evade opponents and is fond of making slices without swingups. Arsene Wenger's career with Arsenal might well have been less successful without this forward.