Arsenal
manager Arsene Wenger has said about his former striker Thierry Henry that he
has enough qualities to become a manager in future.
Thierry
Henry who announced his retirement from professional football yesterday has joined
the pundit’s board at SkySports.
But
the Arsenal all-time top scorer has already expressed his desire that managing Arsenal
would be like a dream come true.
The
37-year-old former Barcelona striker is tipped by his former boss Arsene Wenger
that he can become Wenger’s successor.
Henry
started his football at Monaco where he played five seasons before moving to
Juventus. He spent only a season in Turin and then was spotted by Arsene Wenger
who brought him to Arsenal in 1999.
Wenger
said: "He will end up at Arsenal one day. Coach? Manager? Director? I
don't know.”
Wenger
believes that Henry has a heart attached to the Gunners and he will definitely
return to Emirates.
"He
always showed an incredible insight in his judgement of players. He has a real
ability to unearth talent."
Henry
scored 228 goals for Arsenal in eight seasons before moving to Spanish giants
Barcelona in 2007 where he 49 goals in 121 appearances.
Arsenal
legend who returned on a loan spell in January 2012 has a statue for his
contribution outside the Emirates stadium.
Wenger
added when he was asked about Henry's character: "Thierry is blessed with
a strong personality and he could get angry, but once he had re-found his calm,
he was always very clear-headed.
Henry
is a cool minded person he is calmed 90% but sometimes he does get angry, according to Wenger.
Columnist: Dany Fendi
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