The MLS Set for New Superstar as Red Bulls Look to Sign Thierry Henry
by Christian Bailey on October 23rd, 2009 439 words | 22 commentsJoin Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features!
French striker Thierry Henry may leave Barcelona next summer to play for the New York Red Bulls, a Spanish sports daily said on Friday.
Henry, 32, would like to end his career in the same country as his friend and countryman Tony Parker, who plays basketball for the San Antonio Spurs, the daily AS said, without indicating its sources.
Spanish media have previously reported that Henry, who arrived at Barca from English side Arsenal in 2007, does not plan to stay at the Spanish and European champions beyond the summer of 2010. (Fox Sports)
Well this is interesting and its speculation that may well have more than a ounce of probability to it. Having finally collected the Champions League winners medal he so coveted Thierry Henry has now won it all at club level and may feel that a move to the MLS would be the next big challenge that could excite him.
The fabulously talented French international has been a great success at the Camp Nou and as Barcelona boss Pepe Guardiola appears to be building the next generation of star players at the club, with the likes of Pedro, Bojan, Sergio Busquets and Jeffren Suarez just itching to get more playing time at the Catalan giants it could be that the more experienced members of the squad find themselves being phased out.
After a record breaking eight seasons at Arsenal Henry eased himself speedily into things in La Liga and after 45 goals in his first two seasons he had managed to help the club to the treble last term and whilst he still has the motivation to succeed he may naturally be thinking of this next, and possibly, last footballing transfer.
The New York Red Bulls could be a good fit for the 32 year old and if the MLS managed to pull off this coup it could turn out to be a bigger success than when David Beckham made his move from Spain to LA Galaxy. Arguably in footballing terms Henry has far more to offer than Becks did as Thierry is still very much on a high in his playing career and whilst he may not carry the glitz and glamour of ‘Brand Beckham’ he has however a mountain of silverware, awards and plaudits to his name that far outweigh what the England international has achieved.
A move for Henry therefore would be a good one both in terms of style and substance as the former Juventus and Monaco man is just as marketable both on and off the field of play.
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anonymous - October 23rd, 2009 at 4:14 pm
I totally agree a move for Thierry could suit all parties very well and is destined to be a far more agreeable fit than Beckham was/is
anonymous - October 23rd, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Thierry Henry would be a huge success in the MLS and a great role model for the game.
anonymous - October 23rd, 2009 at 4:57 pm
I would love to see Thierry come play in the MLS. I grew up playing soccer in the US and this would help the sport tremendously.
anonymous - October 23rd, 2009 at 5:05 pm
The thing with henry is he could actually make a big difference to his team as he is a striker not a supporting player like bekham. Sure bekham is great to have in a team of all stars, but his abilities are a luxury unlike henrys.
anonymous - October 23rd, 2009 at 7:04 pm
why in the world would he come to play in near empty stadiums with a bunch of HORRIBLE American hacks? MLS is HORRIBLE. Go to Dubai and make gazillions. Come to the US and ridiculed by the stupid American press, for what?
anonymous - October 23rd, 2009 at 9:11 pm
The MLS is the only place were Henry could fit in. If he scored 45 goals in La Liga the past two seasons, then I slept through them. He looks like a seventy year old as the others in La Liga run around him.
While the MLS is better than most think, due to the influx of foreigners, it’s the only place where Henry will still be able to play, as he plays much older than his age, but he will not stand out and as much as I hate to say it, he will be overshadowed by the like of Lady Donovan…………
AJ Safado
Ipanema, Brasil
anonymous - October 24th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
This is why soccer/football won’t be as big as they would imagine in America, and never will be a success like they want it to be – Thiery Henry got AS MUCH SILVERWARE AS DAVID BECKHAM’S..in fact, I dare say that David got A LOT MORE than Henry in terms of quantities. The difference is that David has never won a World Cup while Thiery had. And they BOTH ARE THE BEST PLAYERS in their prime..and in terms of CLUB Football, David has won A LOT MORE silverware than Thiery did. So basically, both David and Thiery are the SAME in terms of achievement in club football while they are a very different player. So please get your fact straight before you tried to belittle any player, and of course, David Beckham, eargerly.
And yes..because Americans are so crazy about statitics while in truth football/soccer is NOT a statistic game at all, and that is one of the reasons why football would never go big much sooner unless they CHANGE their way of thinking, Henry would be suited well with the Americans’ taste as he is A GOALSCORER, A STRIKER, and not A MIDFIELDER like Beckham. Now..do you see the DIFFERENCE in those WORDS alone – STRIKER to MIDFIELDER — there are A LOT of differences there!!! Of course we will see Henry’s name a lot more on the scoresheets as he is a striker, it’s his job to score goals, while Beckham is a provider, a f**king midfielder, it’s not his job to score goals in every game.
If you belittle players like Beckham because he doesn’t score goals..then you will go nowhere!
anonymous - October 24th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
AJ Safado
You are an idiot.
Henry scored 26 goals and numerous assists last season playing from the left wing. He may have lost a bit of his pace and ability to beat players but he is still an absolute gem of a player.
Retryboy - October 24th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Can’t see him making that sort of move for another couple of years he can still play in a decent league
anonymous - October 24th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
10/24 12:44 PM, excuse me, but I had real trouble following your post as it seemed to consist of only random capitol words and incomplete sentences.
anonymous - October 25th, 2009 at 1:19 am
No. Not again.
Not because the Beckham Experiment was a total failure because everyone knew it would be because Becky is a one trick pony. A mediocre fielder with waning fitness who used to be an idiot savant FK taker. No one thought that he wouldnt be able to distinguish himself on the field in a D level league.
No, its because of Henry’s role on the field and the Red Bulls themselves.
The Bulls suck. Period. Bringing Henry to that team would be a waste.
As for Henry, he is a finisher, someone who needs to be fed the ball, he is not a creator. On the Bulls he would look like Messi does in Argentina.
Henry on a good team with a solid midfield would be great though and even in 2-3 years time I think he could be a leading scorer in the MLS.
But it wont happen now, he can still be a star in the highest caliber league.
baggins09 - October 25th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
see this is where your going wrong its FOOTBALL!!! not soccer
Beckham as much as i hate to say it (been a liverpool fan)isn’t a one trick pony, he is limited in the sense he’s not got pace or that much skill and he’s not great defensively but he has got an amazing passing array and inch perfect delivery weather its from a moving or deadball situation and needs to be shown a little bit more respect by you idiots over the pond.
the fact is his fitness was fine till he went to a mickey mouse league with mickey mouse clubs and facilities and started playing with lesser players who wouldn’t make most european clubs reserves.
you buy up old players for big sums and expec them to change the whole way americans perceive the game if you can’t manage to see the value of a player like beckham to a team you stand no chance of sorting it out because you obviously ignorant to simple principles of the game and should just stick to baseball
anonymous - October 26th, 2009 at 3:12 am
“much as I hate to say it, he will be overshadowed by the like of Lady Donovan…………”
AJ Safado
Ipanema, Brasil
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
No, really
anonymous - October 26th, 2009 at 3:18 am
As for Henry, he is a finisher, someone who needs to be fed the ball, he is not a creator. On the Bulls he would look like Messi does in Argentina.
Not so sure, Henry has been known as much for creating goals as scoring them both in the EPL and La Liga, he can certainly function as a playmaker. BUt yes the Red Bulls do suck so you are right on that one.
anonymous - October 27th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
nope, he wont go. sorry yanks. no explanation needed
anonymous - October 28th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Fuck the yanks,JOIN LFC
anonymous - October 31st, 2009 at 7:08 am
come on we all know this is just a way for his agent to get his name in the press and drive his price up for an european transfer. This happens every transfer window
the “source” always mention that the MLS is interested in him (in a subtle reference to Beckham as this is the only player that most Europeans know is in the MLS) so therefore any Euro Team interested will have to outbid a Beckham-like contract/transfer
This is such a non story. But just wait a few more weeks and you will see about 5 more of these from different “sources” about 5 different players.
anonymous - November 2nd, 2009 at 4:33 am
i dont really see it happening any time soon. but i would like to see him come to the mls at some point in the near future.
anonymous - November 22nd, 2009 at 11:15 pm
time for a re-write?
anonymous - November 23rd, 2009 at 1:01 am
Henry is too good for mls…sorry
Retryboy - November 23rd, 2009 at 1:27 am
Can see why this story came about now it makes sense for him to go to the only country in the world where they play football with their hands!! Was more of a basketball move though and a lot of irish in america so maybe not.
anonymous - November 24th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Henry is a cheat till the day he dies