++ [ originally posted by Nawaf
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Yeah, but the thing is, they'd have to sacrifice one of those players in order to fit Henry into the team.. Or consider playing with three defenders, but I doubt they want to do that..
Not true. Read my list again. I already included him.
++ [ originally posted by Desmond ] ++
... his style is something that doesn't suit Serie A very well.
He lacks upper body strength and he will have to get used to having disciplined defenders breathing down his neck for 90mins.
He's alway tended to drop away from those players. I don't know if that would be such a problem. If anything, he'd attract the attention of the opposing midfield, opening holes for a good, erm, Nedved, to run at the defense. I realise that's a bit less effective in Italy than in England because of a typically more diciplined defense, but it'll still pay dividends.
The biggest problem he'll have to overcome is having to adapt to teams that aren't built around him and having to play with players of the same or even higher calibre than he is.It's no coincidence that Zidane and he always seem to play better when the other isn't around in the NT.
Ah, now. He's been the best player in England for the past five yaers. If Italy is packed with players of that calibre, Ferguson and his assorted fellow managers have to be among the greatest managers of all time to coax anything even resembling CL performances out of their teams.
++ [ originally posted by Mr. Gol ] ++
Exactly. His style was made for the Premiership, because he is a striker who often falls back to either the left side or the midfield. This gives more freedom to the other attackers because it tears a hole in the standard English 4-4-2. In Serie A most teams play with more then three 'lines',
By three lines, you mean defense, midfield and attack? I don't think Henry's unfamiliar with that concept.
...and are more defensive so it's unlikely that Henry will be as dangerous as in England.
This is true to some extent. Still, when someone with his pace and technique gets a clear run at one of these magical "lines", say the defense, I'll wager he'll cause problems enough.
If you look at the formation that Zlatan posted you can already see that it wouldn't be an ideal situation.
That's because of the attempt to squish him into the current team. It's artificial. Think of him partnering Shevchenko for Milan and you get a more interesting (and worrying!) prospect.
I hope for Arsenal that he stays, although they will have enough problems as Vieira was the cement that kept the midfield together.
I've never been a big fan of Arsenal, but Henry owes them very little these days. He's given a huge chunk of his career to a team who've never been quite good enough for him. They'll survive if he goes, though I doubt they'd be quite up with Man Utd and Chelski any more.
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