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Manchester United’s new summer signing Anthony Martial received praise from none other than Thierry Henry for his impressive debut against Liverpool.

Manchester United’s new summer signing Anthony Martial received praise from none other than Thierry Henry for his impressive debut against Liverpool.

The striker was signed from Monaco for £ 36 million with add-ons expected to take this fee to a whopping £ 56 million. He is already the world’s most expensive teenager. This is undoubtedly going to bring a lot of pressure to the young shoulders. However, the 19-year-old showed no sign of pressure when he made his debut against Liverpool. He scored on his debut to make the home team secure a 3-1 win.

His finish was reminiscent of the goal scored by Henry several years ago. Due to their French connections and style of play, Martial has often been compared with Henry. Such comparisons with a player who has achieved a lot in the game is bound to bring some pressure, but the 19-year-old claims that he is not worried about external factors and that he is just concentrating on his game. Apart from Henry, players like Ashley Young also claimed that the youngster had impressed me a lot with this cool and composed ability on the ball. It would have taken an astronomical amount of talent to score the goal that he had against Liverpool.

“He stayed composed.I call it ‘freezing the keeper’ and he puts the ball in.I loved the finish. It’s a great finish. What a way to announce yourself,” said Henry about the goal scored by the 19-year-old French international. “We’re leaving it to Morgan Schneiderlin to be his translator, but if he talks like that on the pitch, that’s all we need,” commented Ashley Young about the language skills of the 19-year-old. “I’m very happy for him. He’s a new guy and it will help him a lot. What a goal it was,” said midfielder Blind.

Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry says that Liverpool midfielder Raheem Sterling should not listen to the bad advice and try and force a move away from the Merseyside club.

After weeks of speculation about his future, Sterling is thought to have confirmed his decision to leave Liverpool with immediate effect. He has two years left on his contract, but interest from Manchester City and Chelsea could force Liverpool into selling the player for around £ 40 million. At just 20 years of age, Sterling is the start of his career.

Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry says that Liverpool midfielder Raheem Sterling should not listen to the bad advice and try and force a move away from the Merseyside club.

After weeks of speculation about his future, Sterling is thought to have confirmed his decision to leave Liverpool with immediate effect. He has two years left on his contract, but interest from Manchester City and Chelsea could force Liverpool into selling the player for around £ 40 million. At just 20 years of age, Sterling is the start of his career.

After having represented the likes of Monaco, Arsenal, and Barcelona, Henry is well experienced to know that a move at this stage to a top club will likely see his career fall off. It has been highly speculated that Sterling’s agent has been a major factor in this transfer controversy. His agent has been constantly in the media speaking about his player not being ready to sign a contract even if offered £ 1 million in wages. Henry says that Sterling and his agent could have dealt with the matter in a much better way without having to drag the club in the middle of the media storm.

Sterling recently received the young Player of the Year award from the club, but he was booed by his own supporters.”I think we all know that he’s been receiving some bad advice.You can’t go out there and talk about your contract in the press. You have to respect your fans, respect the club that you play for.If you want to leave Liverpool or not, when you make the decision about leaving or staying, then do it. Don’t discuss yourself in the paper.When I was young I had a problem with Real Madrid and Monaco because some guys that were around me were putting stuff in my head,” said Henry.

The former star of Arsenal, Thierry Henry has already retired and announced the end of his playing career but the Frenchman is being viewed as a possible coach for the Premier League club in the future.

Turning into the coach of his former club is something that fans of Arsenal are hoping to see and Henry is eager on making it happen as the Frenchman is eager on making a return to the Emirates Stadium and continue helping out the club where he lifted the Premier League club on 2 occasions.

The former star of Arsenal, Thierry Henry has already retired and announced the end of his playing career but the Frenchman is being viewed as a possible coach for the Premier League club in the future.

Turning into the coach of his former club is something that fans of Arsenal are hoping to see and Henry is eager on making it happen as the Frenchman is eager on making a return to the Emirates Stadium and continue helping out the club where he lifted the Premier League club on 2 occasions.

The possibility of Thierry Henry coaching Arsenal in the near future are very likely as the retired player still has a close relationship with many members of the club and Arsene Wenger himself has stated that Henry has the abilities to do it and be a success.

It’s going to take a few years before that happens but what Thierry Henry is hoping that Arsenal can accomplish soon is to win a Premier League title and not replicate Liverpool’s failure of winning the English League.

The last season when Liverpool managed to be crowned as the champions of England was back in 1990 and it doesn’t look like they will be able to lift it anytime soon. In the previous season, Liverpool made a genuine charge to win the Premier League title but that was during the time when Luis Suarez was in the club, ever since Suarez left Anfield the team of Brendan Rodgers has struggled trying to snatch consistent victories and getting a top spot.

25 years without being able to win the domestic league is something that Thierry Henry is hoping that it doesn’t occur with Arsenal.

‘’If I had told you in 1990 that Liverpool would not win the title in the next 25 years, you would have taken me for a madman. I don’t want the same thing to happen to Arsenal.‘But I think this squad can win the title in the years to come.’’ Former star of Arsenal, Thierry Henry said.

Thierry Henry has begun his coaching career by taking charge of the youth academy of Arsenal and the Frenchman has already been asked on a number of interviews if he has thought or has any hope of coaching the main team of Arsenal once Arsene Wenger retires.

The former star of Arsenal replied by saying: “The thing is I have so much respect for Arsene, and if it does happen eventually, one day, it is going to have to be after him.I don’t actually want to talk about it right now because he is doing such a great job, but hopefully after him, yes.”

Thierry Henry has begun his coaching career by taking charge of the youth academy of Arsenal and the Frenchman has already been asked on a number of interviews if he has thought or has any hope of coaching the main team of Arsenal once Arsene Wenger retires.

The former star of Arsenal replied by saying: “The thing is I have so much respect for Arsene, and if it does happen eventually, one day, it is going to have to be after him.I don’t actually want to talk about it right now because he is doing such a great job, but hopefully after him, yes.”
Henry did not only make a huge impact with Arsenal during his playing career but he also managed to make a name for himself at the international stage as he scored over 50 goals as well as also making more than 120 appearances.

ZinedineZidane and Thierry Henry are considered to be 2 of the best football players that have emerged from France in the past 50 years and both of them will be honored for all of their contributions at the international stage for their country.

On March 26 of 2015, France will be hosting Brazil in a friendly match and before the game kicks off, the French Football Federation (FFF) is going to be giving a special homage to Zidane and Henry as well as a group of other players who have played a huge role for France in the past years.

“We’re going to honor all the players who have more than 100 international appearances. There will be a ceremony at the stadium before the game and they will go on the pitch.” This was the statement that was released by the President of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Graet.

Thierry Henry is not the only player that has returned to his former club and continues playing an important role as ZinedineZidane is a coach for the younger players of Real Madrid.

Hamza Hamzoglu doesn’t think that he is the reason behind the sudden improvement in the performance of Galatasaray.

Hamzoglu has guided Galatasaray to two consecutive victories in the Turkish Super Lig.

Galatasaray wasn’t playing particularly well under the previous boss Cesare Prandelli.

But, after the appointment of Hamzoglu, the players have started showing a different sort of body language on the pitch.

Yes, during the European fixture versus Arsenal on 9th, Galatasaray did not play as well as they could have.

Hamza Hamzoglu doesn’t think that he is the reason behind the sudden improvement in the performance of Galatasaray.

Hamzoglu has guided Galatasaray to two consecutive victories in the Turkish Super Lig.

Galatasaray wasn’t playing particularly well under the previous boss Cesare Prandelli.

But, after the appointment of Hamzoglu, the players have started showing a different sort of body language on the pitch.

Yes, during the European fixture versus Arsenal on 9th, Galatasaray did not play as well as they could have.
But, they healed the wounds of that defeat to some extent when they literally crushed Torku Konyaspur by 5-0 yesterday.

When asked if he would like to credit himself for turning Galatasaray’s performance, Hamzoglu said, “No, absolutely not. It’s not possible for a new coach to come in and make a difference overnight. The players need to be given all the credit. The way they responded to the game, it was fantastic.”

“We scored quite early in the game; still, the approach was to move ahead and attack. Not at any point of time did we look to hold back and that’s what I liked the most, the attitude of the players.”

“Konyaspor is not a side which allows you to score goals easily against them especially when they are playing at home. So, we can be proud of the fact that we have beaten them by such a large margin, but, I would remind everyone that this is just one game. We will have to keep putting on such performances if we have to win the league.”

Presently, Besiktas is ahead of Galatasaray in the Turkish top division table, leading with 29 points in 13 games.
Galatasaray is not too far behind though. They also have got 28 points.

Finally, after a gap of 4 years, Liverpool is back in the UEFA Champions League and Steven Gerrard is relieved about it.
As per the Reds’ captain, sitting outside and seeing the rivals taking part in the competition over the last few seasons was extremely hard for him and his boys.
Liverpool, having finished 2nd in the league last season, has qualified for Europe this time around. They will start their tournament in a couple of days by taking on Ludogorets. That match will be played at Anfield.

Finally, after a gap of 4 years, Liverpool is back in the UEFA Champions League and Steven Gerrard is relieved about it.
As per the Reds’ captain, sitting outside and seeing the rivals taking part in the competition over the last few seasons was extremely hard for him and his boys.
Liverpool, having finished 2nd in the league last season, has qualified for Europe this time around. They will start their tournament in a couple of days by taking on Ludogorets. That match will be played at Anfield.
Speaking about getting back to Europe, Gerrard said, “We had been watching the other teams playing in the tournament and it was not easy for us to be honest. We desperately wanted to get there again and because of the hard yards that we put in last season, we managed to do that.”
“We want to experience that same atmosphere again. I still have fresh memories of that night in 2005. It was 3-0 Milan and we were almost out, but, the fans did not let our shoulders drop down. The inspiring song that they were singing, the players were getting goose bumps and what happened after that everybody knows. We are blessed with amazing fans I must say. I do hope that they support us the same way again.”
When asked how he rates Ludogorets, which is a Bulgarian club, as opposition, the playmaker said, “We don’t have that much idea about them obviously because we haven’t played against them that often. So, rather than thinking about them, we should focus on our game and see if we can improve in certain areas.”
After the Ludogorets game, Liverpool will face the Swiss club Basel which had upset Chelsea at Stamford Bridge the previous season.

The future of Thierry Henry remains unknown as the Frenchman played a huge role in the MLS All-Star Match against the German titans Bayern Munich and even though Henry could not score a goal, his presence was still felt not only by his teammates but by the supporters that arrived to Providence Park in Oregon on August 7 to watch the match that had plenty of worldwide recognized players performing in the pitch.

The future of Thierry Henry remains unknown as the Frenchman played a huge role in the MLS All-Star Match against the German titans Bayern Munich and even though Henry could not score a goal, his presence was still felt not only by his teammates but by the supporters that arrived to Providence Park in Oregon on August 7 to watch the match that had plenty of worldwide recognized players performing in the pitch.
Thierry Henry was featured since the opening minute of the match where he went on to become one of the most active players for his team and almost managed to find the back of the net at the 41st minute with a stunning effort. The Frenchman was eventually substituted out of the match at the 47th minute and the former star of Arsenal received a standing ovation from the fans around the stadium.
Throughout the entire game, Henry was being cheered on by fans and even though he failed to make his mark on the score-sheet he still turned out to be one of the stars of the entire match.
Following the conclusion of the match Henry went on saying: “It’s great, you know. The reception was great, and when I came out I didn’t expect that, but it really was amazing. Like I said, Bayern Munich isn’t always easy,” he said. “They pressure really high, and at times it isn’t easy to bring it out. But we were kind of patient, and around 30 minutes into the game we started to do some build up and passing the ball on the ground. That was the plan, that was what head coach Caleb Porter wanted us to do and that’s what we tried to do and at times it wasn’t easy. Like I said, it worked out today.”
Thierry Henry will be 37 years old on August 17 and even at his age, the Frenchman has proved that he can still make an impact with his team but it’s still unclear if he will continue playing with the New York Red Bulls for another season or decide to hang up his boots and retire. Rumors are being spread around stating that this match might have been his last one and this is why fans around the stadium decided to cheer him on and give him a standing ovation for almost every single thing he did in the match.

Thierry Henry reckons that France is capable of going all the way to the final in the ongoing FIFA World Cup.

France is one of the few teams which are yet to be beaten in the tournament. Out of the three matches that the Les Blues played at the group stage, they won two, while, one was a draw.

The wins that France secured in the first couple of group matches were both by big margins. They found the net 8 times against Honduras and Switzerland together before being stopped on a goalless draw by Ecuador.

Thierry Henry reckons that France is capable of going all the way to the final in the ongoing FIFA World Cup.

France is one of the few teams which are yet to be beaten in the tournament. Out of the three matches that the Les Blues played at the group stage, they won two, while, one was a draw.

The wins that France secured in the first couple of group matches were both by big margins. They found the net 8 times against Honduras and Switzerland together before being stopped on a goalless draw by Ecuador.

Talking to the anchor of a television programme yesterday about the French team, Henry said, “When the players represent their country in a tournament like World Cup, they don’t know whether they would be able to do that again. It certainly appears to be weird for somebody like me, who got the chance to feature for France in as many as four World Cups, to make this statement, but, it’s like that. So, as a player, you should take every World Cup as if you are not going to play this tournament again.”

“This French team certainly has got the ability to do well at bigger stages. They have got the potential and they should try their hardest to get to the final here (in Brazil) and then, lift the trophy by winning that.”

When asked about the good tuning between the players in the French camp, Henry said, “Well, when the results go your way, the bonding between the guys gets stronger and stronger. But, the real test of unity is when you lose.”
France’s next match in the ongoing World Cup is against Nigeria in the Round of 16. That match is scheduled to take place at Estadio Nacional.

Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, who is currently a pundit with BBC at the World Cup 2014, says that he has been really impressed by Costa Rica striker Joel Campbell. Campbell is an Arsenal player, who is yet to feature for the Premier league outfit. He spent last season on loan at Greek outfit Olympiakos where he terrorist opposition. He was part of the team that almost knocked out Manchester United from the Champions League last season. Henry is the record goal scorer for Arsenal of all time. He says that Campbell appears to have everything in his arsenal to be able to shine at the club.

Arsene Wenger has been unable to field him in the starting line-up just yet because of work permit issues. However, his promising show at the World Cup with the Costa Rica team is likely to see him get through quite easily this summer. Campbell helped Costa Rica reach the last 16 stage despite being in a group that contained three previous World Cup winners. Even more impressive was that they were the first team to do so after beating Italy and Uruguay in the opening two matches. Campbell was major recent towards this, as he combined impressive hard work along with great quality.

“Joel Campbell is a great player. He can pass the ball well and smells the goal. We are all waiting to see him in an Arsenal shirt. Hopefully he will be a player Arsene Wenger likes because I would love to see him play for Arsenal,” said the former Arsenal striker while giving his opinions to BBC. Henry is currently playing for New York Red Bulls in MLS, but is widely expected to announce his retirement in the next few years. Henry is considered as a legend at Arsenal and also has a statue at the club.