A best XI of players Henry has played with. It is insanely good!
Following Thierry Henry saying that he feels Barcelona star Lionel Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo because he played alongside the Argentine, CaughtOffside takes a look at the very best players the Arsenal legend teamed up with during his illustrious career.
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With legendary figures from Arsenal, Barcelona and the French national team, this insane lineup leaves no room for the likes of Dennis Bergkamp, Robert Pires, Marcel Desailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto’o, which gives you some idea of the calibre of player the Frenchman played with…
GK: Victor Valdes
A superb goalkeeper and great part of Barcelona’s success under Pep Guardiola, the Spaniard is in ahead of the likes of David Seaman, Jens Lehmann and Fabien Barthez.
DR: Lilian Thuram
One of the great defenders of the modern era – at either right-back or centre-back, Lilian Thuram is an easy choice for this team, playing with Henry for Barcelona and France.
DL: Ashley Cole
One of the great left-backs of the last decade, Ashley Cole was one of the hugely successful Arsenal players who played alongside Henry in the Invincibles season.
DC: Tony Adams
Perhaps Arsenal’s best defender of all time and one of the greats of the English game, Tony Adams played alongside Henry in the early part of his Gunners career.
DC: Carles Puyol
A Barcelona legend, Carles Puyol captained the Catalan giants to success in their treble-winning season and is one of many greats the Frenchman teamed up with at the Nou Camp.
MC: Xavi
A midfield genius, Xavi has inspired so much of Barcelona’s success in recent times, and is unquestionably in Henry’s all time best XI.
MC: Patrick Vieira
A former team mate at Arsenal and for the French national team, Patrick Vieira is one of the finest midfielders of the modern era and struck up a great relationship with Henry on the pitch.
AMC: Zinedine Zidane
Another of Henry’s old team mates who could be considered one of the best of all time, Zinedine Zidane was the striker’s team-mate for France, for whom they both enjoyed wins at the World Cup and Euro 2000.
AMR: Lionel Messi
Narrowly in ahead of the likes of Francis Jeffers and Sylvain Wiltord, Barcelona star Lionel Messi is another fairly big name to have played alongside Henry.
AML: Ronaldinho
With just one season together at Barcelona, it’s easy to forget that Henry played with Brazilian legend Ronaldinho, who was admittedly somewhat past his best when the former Gunners captain arrived, but still one of the most naturally gifted and entertaining players of all time.
FC: Thierry Henry
Of course he makes his own team, Thierry Henry is one of the finest strikers ever to grace the game and the quality of some of his team-mates really says it all.
