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Henry is a class guy

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Caponedawg

Senior Squad
Henry dedicates goal to Foe


PARIS, June 26 (Reuters) - France striker Thierry Henry dedicated the goal he scored in the 3-2 victory over Turkey to Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe who died during the first semi-final of the Confederations Cup on Thursday.

Henry opened the scoring by slotting home a cross from playmaker Robert Pires to put the defending champions ahead in the 11th minute.

After he netted the ball, Henry shrugged off his team mates' congratulations and pointed to the sky, a highly symbolic gesture which triggered tears in the eyes of coach Jacques Santini.

'Everyone in the world of football is shocked,' said Henry answering questions in English. 'The first goal was for him.'

The Paris match was preceded by a minute's silence for Foe, whose image was beamed onto the stadium's giant screens.

'It was a very emotional moment,' said midfielder Olivier Dacourt. 'And it was very tough to get focused on the game and on what we were doing.'

Coach Jacques Santini, who coached at Olympique Lyon, looked devastated by the news and said he considered changing his starting line-up at the last minute.

'What happened between the warm-up session and the return to the changing rooms can't be expressed. The players did not have their minds set on the match any more,' he said.

'They looked like they didn't know that they had a semi-final to play. We asked (his former team mates) Sidney (Govou) and Greg (Coupet) if they wanted to be replaced on the starting list.

'Eventually they decided to go out there.'

When the French national anthem was played in the Stade de France, Les Bleus bowed their head, looking at their feet and trying to hide their tears.

'Even the victory can't put us in an upbeat mood now,' said Santini.
 
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ShearerM4

Fan Favourite
a class guy ?
yes and no.

he is very self aware and self centered.
and wont hesitate to bring extra attention to himself with anything he does on a little scale (at Arsenal) or a bigger one (today...well yesterday now)
 
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IceBlu

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Originally posted by ShearerM4
a class guy ?
yes and no.

he is very self aware and self centered.
and wont hesitate to bring extra attention to himself with anything he does on a little scale (at Arsenal) or a bigger one (today...well yesterday now)
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absolutely . Can't agree more (for once :p)
 
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Neutral LFC

Senior Squad
He can't win can he?

If he does nothing and we find out he's Foe's mate then everyone says he doesn't care.

If he scores a goal and dedicates it to Foe then he's a show-off.

I for one thought it was a very nice gesture - he's already a world famous footballer, do you really think he needs to bring extra attention to himself? Are there people in the football world who haven't heard of Thierry Henry?
 
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shez

Youth Team
the tears were the real gesture i think.....

it reminds me of when brescia lost a player they had his shirt and cried over it after a win or somethin like that....

i wonder how cameroon will react in their next game...

always nice to see ppl caring about each other......
 
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antithesis

Permanently Banned - Annoying
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well obviously my opinion differs to ShearerM4's, but I wouldn't discount it...........however anyone who has listened to Henry knows that he exudes humility, and a great example is after winning the FA Cup, when he was interviewed the first set of thanks was given to the players who played in previous rounds. He made it his business to note that he "had" to play in the final,but he was there only because of the contributions of players like Jeffers, Edu, etc.

I thought that showed his humility and respect for others, but you never know, maybe he is just a master at public relations.
I doubt it though.
 
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bjmenge

The Man From Ohio
Give the man some credit...If he wanted to show off and draw attention to himself, he could have done something a lot more flashy. He just made a simple gesture to a fallen friend and fellow professional.
 
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antithesis

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you're kidding right?
I wouldn't support ManU if all the present Arsenal players were traded to Old Trafford and Wenger was the coach.
ManU can go to hell.
 
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bjmenge

The Man From Ohio
Originally posted by antithesis
you're kidding right?
I wouldn't support ManU if all the present Arsenal players were traded to Old Trafford and Wenger was the coach.
ManU can go to hell.
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LOL. I feel exactly the same way. F*ck Scum United. :mrpimp:
 
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monkee

Senior Squad
While I agree that Henry is arrogant on the pitch, he seems like a decent bloke of the pitch and yesterdays gesture was class. I don't think anyone would make a gesture like that to boost their public image.
 
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ogsimon

Starting XI
firstly u have to have some kind of arrogance to play football.

Im sure if pires scored first or even gallas scored first they would have done the same thing, it was probably something that was planned, henry was upset like all the players on that pitch

The gesture is the important part, it is sad that at a time like this people are still looking for ways to slate henry.

Marc Vivien foe R.I.P
 
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Alistair

Starting XI
the people who are condemning henry are just trying to find ways to get at him... it was a nice gesture, paying respect to foe like that..
 
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Knight Saber

Senior Squad
It was a good gesture, and anyone bagging him just want a reason to bad him, as they don't like him for some reason or another.
 
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