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Incredible Analysis: Thierry Henry Explains Why Kylian Mbappe is So Lethal With the Ball at His Feet
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- Published on Jul 26, 2022 veröffentlicht
- Thierry also explains how he used to take players on 1-v-1 and who he looked up to during his career.
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Jamie is humble enough to admit his fear of Thierry. Respect.
Every great men in history, no matter the occupation, must be, and were humble
@OutlawTV88 making carragher seem like he was plato or sum 🤣
@Mario Gonzalez you said it I sure hell didn't :)
I mainly just follow 🏀 and ⚽ so it is interesting to me what it must be like in the two sports bc in basketball there are players known for defense but everyone plays both sides of the floor every play. I can only imagine if you spend a whole career basically just waiting for Henry or Pele or Messi or Mbappe or someone like that who has been blessed by God to come down the pitch and make you look foolish at least one out of every 5 times.
@OutlawTV88 But Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic,...
He did so well explaining this in English, just imagine how much more he could have covered if he was speaking in French.
Ima check out your channel
for real
English is the simplest language to speak in
@Khosta It is certainly the simplest to learn but your native language (french for Henry) will always be the simplest language to speak in
@Leo Bellevue I have to disagree. English is known as one of the hardest to learn, so many nuanced spelling and phrasing
I could listen to the LEGEND Henry talk about footy 24/7.
TT!!! Best analyst since Roy Keane.
My God my agree! I got caught and can't stop. He's so intelligent.
Same bro top tier knowledge
"...you guys stopped me more than I passed you, all I need is one..."
That really explains why I enjoyed watching Henry play, his tenacity and of course the skill and fitness to pull it off. You can tell he really enjoys playing! Great attitude and lesson for life...thanks Thierry
He was the one who made me watch the EPL and become Arsenal's fan. I didn't use to watch the EPL until somebody mentioned Henry to me, then I started watching and never stopped since then.
Brilliant metrics of football-- and a sign of how determined you have to be, waiting to pounce on that rare opportunity... they don't show all the times he got stopped LOL. What an amazing sport.
What a great analysis of Mbappe. Listening to Henry talk, it's easy to understand why he was so deadly. His physical abilities were secondary to his mind & thought process. Thank you Henry for all your insights! 🙏
Incorrect analysis though 🤷🏻♂️
And his mind & thought process would have not been put to good use without his ability to question his skils every week so as to better himself. He has a tremendous knowledge of the game, not only its technical aspects, but of its History too. He would watch dozens of games every months and analyze most of them. He worked a lot, an awful lot. His analysis are always deep, accurate, on point and give great hindsights on how top players think and act.
Yea, secondary XDDDDD
Remeber that n Saturday & I hope Southgate watched this too with Rice.
Henry is a complete masterclass.
What about this is a masterclass, this is such low level analysis🤣, talking about what players do on the ball is so funking self explanatory, if you can analyse players off the ball then that's a masterclass
@Alfie Bruce he is a complete masterclass whether you like it or not
Imagine trash talking one of the best ballers the game has had...
@TwentySins i mean yeah he was masterclass (if your talking football), I never said he wasn’t 😂😂. What does that have anything to do with me saying his punditry is absolute dogshit
@Charuan AB bro relax its an opinion on his punditry. Just because your good at football doesnt make you some sort of god thats amazing at everything
Henry is the best TV analyst right now hands down. He has such a depth of understanding of the forward position and even better is able to articulate it so well. I think he could one day make a great coach. Very good teacher of the sport. He takes you into the thought process of players
When he's talking about strikers, or scoring goals.
Sadly he sucks as a coach because he thinks talking and sounding smart is everything
Hands up
@JP kinda the opposite. From what I understand he has issues with young players because he's too "old school" in his coaching mindset and basically acts like you were in the army.
@Yaban Namba Yeah, because in the old days' academy players used to work cleaning the changing rooms or 1st team players' boots, etc. It instilled some humility and created a bond (as long as the 1st team player wasn't a bully with it). But that doesn't fly with the kind of money and social media presence most players have these days even at a young age.
What Henry said in the first part about defenders is what makes Van Dijk the best. He rarely makes the first move even 1 on 1. He waits till the strikers don't know what to do.
That is so true. He even waits for the strike to flick it off. That guy can defend!
Not today he didn’t 😉
@Pilot Fire mitrovic🤣🤣🤣🤣
The thing is, in most match ups one player will be stronger and the other quicker first step or faster, VVD is usually both which is dominant
Probably because he never had to face the likes of Henry, Ronaldo, Shevchenko, Drogba, Eto...etc... BUT i saw him against Portugal and CR7 made him look very very very plain and lost and broken... he is a good defender better than most in his time.... but they dont make them like they used to...
i used to think Mbappe was overhype when he was in Monaco, so i wanted to checked and watched one of Monaco's game, and you don't need to be a scout expert to see just how good he is, not just fast, he's not normal, i agree to Henry to say that he's a freak, he's just build different, never seen someone like that.
"Never seen" O.o, calm down he's levels below Leo, Ronaldo
@ta fa he will be better than both by the time he finishes his career
@ta fa LOL, different and better is two different words, no one said what level he is, just like Henry never said he was better than Messi or Ronaldo, but Mbappe is different, it means unique, you clearly are not smart enough to understand the difference.
@McFlash You actually think Mbappe will be messi level?
I thought he was a bit overrated too until we played Monaco in the UCL Round of 16 in 2017 and an 18 year old Mbappe decided to annihilate us in Pep's first year... now granted our defence was quite old and we had a bad GK but still... he showed up at the big stage in them 2 legs... he was unreal. Just in general actually that Monaco team... we talking Mbappe, Falcao, Fabinho, Bernardo, Benjamin Mendy (who was unreal for Monaco), Lemar and then some other quality players like Bakayoko, Glik, Sidibe and Subasic in goal... some team that.
When a legend like Henry -- one of the best EPL player ever -- said that he was inspired by R9 it speaks volumes for Ronaldo.
Henry described in an interview how much his father, who was his coach in little league, influenced him by being ruthless about effort and quality of play. His dad gave Thierry a hard time driving back from a game they had won 6-0, telling they had no excuse, they should have scored 11 or 15 goals. Thierry grew up with a hyper motivation from his dad, and he worked for his skills and mind set .... and lately he has understood that Mbappe Is made of the same stuff. These guys train and get better all along their career.
It's so beautiful to hear a master speak about his craft. Thank you Monsieur Henry.
One of Mmappe's quaiity is this deadly accuracy.. even if he shoots and the goalie blocks it it's almost always on target, never wide or above... amazing
SO TRUE.
Henry and Mbappe so so similar man, Mbappe is already there younger but Henry is a motivation and role model for Mbappe too! And R9 is just legendary !!
His control while still running full speed is incredible.. it's what separates him from so many players.
Yes that’s why it’s so enjoyable to watch him play. I almost never stress when he’s w the ball, just absolute pleasure.
Mbappe not just only fast but he is terribly well balanced.
What a world cup final...perhaps the best ever in the history of the world cup..big up to Argentina....and France, football at its best...Messi number {1} and Mbappé the golden boot boy, what a display of determination...absolutely great football...
Definitely the best game I have seen I years. Sad it has to go to penalties. I think. They should play a 30 minute game on another day or first goal wins.
Henry’s bit on R9 was nothing but absolute facts!
Crazy the admiration he has for someone just 1 year older than him, and beat numerous times (World Cup final in 98, and World Cup in 2006 in 1/4). Henry is arguably the greatest Premier League player in history, and definitely among the best strikers in the game. It's nothing but sheer humbleness to praise a contemporary rival and direct competitor and say "I learnt how to become a better player thanks to this guy".
@MrSuperOurs Look at R9 stats and you'll see why:
Club - Games - Goals
Cruzeiro - 34 - 34
PSV - 46 - 42
Barcelona - 37 - 34
Inter Milan - 68 - 49
Real Madrid - 127 - 83
Ronaldo was the most beastly of any forward, ever. He was a fast moving tank!!
@paul comerford R9 is the best player ever if not for the injuries and health issues. Prime wise it's R9 - Messi - Maradona I think.
R9 was still better then 99% of players after suffering 2 of the same career ending injuries, a freaking heart attack and having hypothyroidism.
After all of this he scored 8 goals at a the 2002 world cup and 2 in the final winning the ballon dor AGAIn after 23 months of total lmao.
If this man didn't have injuries and health issues he would've won the ballon dor like 10 times in a row probably, we were robbed of his actual prime.
And all of this in where football wasn't actually soft with most of the best defenders of all time playing in his era.
@unregisturd His goal to game ratio is insane even after coming back from injury
Henry… what a legend.
Ya just don’t realize what you are watching till they’re gone. I miss his playing career.
Aahhhh the memories.
I’m so glad there is Clip-Share where I can relive these moments
Mbappe has solidified himself as the next king to be crowned after his heroic 2022 World Cup. He’s a stallion and only 23! God pray he stays healthy. I can’t wait to see him dazzle us. I’m all in on Mbappe.
3 FIFA covers is his greatest achievement. The World Cup isn't a solo award
Brilliant analysis from Thierry Henry on Kylian Mbappe is just superb
R9 was the most lethal striker I have ever seen. I have watched so much of him and it never clicked that he played for Barca and Madrid and Ac and Inter Milan and never got booed by either sets of fans!!
Say it louder
Nostalgia he got booed by inter fans
@emily sky when was that then!!
The fact that he played with 4 of the biggest club in there time no matter the rivalry fans still love him delivered and made all fans love him
@Robert Ruddock when he played against them for Milan and scored
Mbappe has almost no memory in a game. He forgets his bad plays, and moves on. It doesn't affect the rest of his game. And he is one energizer bunny.
😂 Playing a clip of him destroying Carragher is savage
omg, so true
exact comment I came looking for. I thought analysis was about Mbappe, but Henry to the camera man, pls keep this record for me for analysis when Carragher is in the studio.
Or maybe they picked it to take a play involving both and exchange what their perspective was as a player in a 1v1.
Legend..Thierry Henry..Just look at that analysis.. Greatest player ever the EPL would ever produce.. Henry was the one that convinced me to be an arsenal fan.. Just one goal was enough to convince me..My best player ever of all time.
Only one of a few players I watched for many years who I admired for the ability to place the ball wherever he wanted to score a goal. Thierry Henry, one of the best to play the game.
“At the beginning of the game i will give you 5 runs for no reason just to let you know that i’m faster than you” wow well said Henry as a guy who plays as striker this is true i do this all the time
This video just proves, that defenders also need to be praised for having to stop attacks like this all the time, and its a pity that the limelight is mostly on the strikers and sometimes mid-fielders, and great goalkeepers even, but defenders is the team's immune system.
This is really great. I love hearing from great footballers telling us what was going through their minds and what was their thought process.
if guys like henry, zidane, zlatan, mourinho, ronaldinho & co. say that R9 is THE best player they ever saw.. then you can feel what an absolute monster he was. His prime on barca and inter were not normal at all. he could do everything he wanted to. Then he had the bad injurys with his knee and changed as a player alot but STILL (2002ish up to real madrid time) was the best player says it all really. He sadly was hindered alot by his injury. and yes messi and cr7 got 13+ years of top performance but were also lucky af with injurys. R9 is the biggest "what if... he didnt had the injurys" in football. There was another brazilian of similar power.. we all know his name: adriano. but sadly the dead of his father took all his happiness away and he declined fast in success.
nice to see these legends come full circle with an analysis of their past games.. wonder who the future generation of presenters are gonna be.. haaland and van dijk will be interesting
As a Spurs fan I have to say he makes football sound even easier than he played it....
Extraordinary!
That’s the sign of a genius, make the very difficult seem easy..
Jamie is right.
Pacey, tricky CFs like Henry, Mpabbe, CR7 etc put fear into defenders and win the psychology battle more often than not
Beautiful breakdown and tremendously insightful comments! Great visual explanation, too! There should be a show dedicated to Thierry breaking down individual goalscorers.
R9 was the most dominant player when he stepped on the scene. When he was in his prime, there was no comparison to anyone else. Injuries did its thing and he didn't have the longevity, but in my humble opinion the best football player I've ever seen play.
Henry’s goals were always very very artistic. Henry was more a cunning, smooth and slippery player with a graceful game
R9 is still The Total Package !
Henry's main weapon was he saw goal potential way before anybody else on the pitch could and he utilized all his speed, techniques and mind to achieve that.
Also utilised his hand
@charlie lad A very special player the Irish will never forgive nor forget....
Love how he talks about R9 who scored so many goals while playing for a STACKED brazilian team.
"And if you open that window 🪟, he will step into your house" (Henry talking about Mbappé) 😂 Legend
Taking a move and decision perhaps from instinct in a key time is called inspiration.
Mbappé is fully capable to create trajectories and open spaces
Mbappe's first goal and the way he goes down the line with pace is really similar to how Henry would sometimes play. Mbappe must have studied Henry's moves or something.
For some reason watching this giving me goosebumps. How a master thinks and execute. Think simple, don't over complicated things...@3:15
5:44 THIS
this is what works in any sport!
im a team handball player playing as playmaker, i would just make threats first 10 minutes, just so i could use it to make assists later in game..
LOVE this aspect of Thierry's thinking and how he teaches everyone now.
and he goes on for minutes about this
This was absolutely brilliant. So grateful that this content exists. Respect all around
I loved when he said he would give 5 runs for no reason just to let you know he’s faster than you.
I was never fast when I played, so I used to just run people over off the ball a few times and by mid game people played back off of me and it gave me space. Just gotta use whatever you’ve got. I didn’t have speed, so I used strength lol 😂
I really miss watching my fav player all time. I was fortunate to see him very early in his career when he still played for AS Monaco in the UEFA Cup vs Mönchengladbach on October 15th 1996 (thanks to the internet for finding this date). Watching this guy made me develop interest for football.
Back then, there was no relevant internet, so cable TV was the only opportunity to see him play rarely. He firstly showed up on the big stage during world cup 1998 and became a famous player, but not a star yet. After a short stint at Juve, where he was used as a winger and couldn't score many goals (3 in 16 games), it was Arsenal London and coach Arsene Wenger who really helped him become the great player that might became a role model for young CR7 or Mbappe later on.
Coming from Hamburg, Germany the best opportunity to see him in real life was an UEFA Cup game in Bremen on March 23rd 2000. So my dad took us there and I witnessed him play and scoring a goal, but also receiving his only red card in European competitive football. It was an amazing experience.
The following years he improved like each year and scored more goals anybody had expected in his early years, where he hadn't been very efficient.
The only thing, he wasn't able to achieve has been being the top player of a team that wins the biggest trophy. In 1998 he was too young and Zidane was the main guy for France winning the world cup. In 2000 he performed ok on that French team who won the EURO 2000. In 2002 and 2004 he was in his prime, but France couldn't win a title. In 2006 France made the world cup final again, but Zidane was their best player. As Arsenal's best player he couldn't lift them to the UEFA Cup in 2000 losing to Galata and not to the Champion's league title, losing to Barca in 2006. Then he joined Barca to win the CL as their maybe 4th or 5th best player in 2009 at age 32.
So Zidane, Ronaldinho, Messi and even Hagi took the spotlight on the biggest stage from him. But regardless, it was very very special to see him play. Thank you, Titi!
Wow you your explanation sums up everything perfectly 🙂
Football masterclass from a legend
Pace and lethal finishing. Quick on the ball and his most devastating move is his acceleration. Playing a quick one two around the box is 99% guaranteed a goal.
Henry on his prime was certainly first tear in all time strikers. Magnificent
Tier 👍🏻
🥲
😭😄
exactly on Henry point, I remember how it felt when R9 had the ball in a game, my blood was rushing because I felt he's going to dribble a lot of players and the way he did it with a lot of power and the beauty was just one of my top favorites.
Blood was rushing to your knob
The humility from Henry is just unbelievable
Unbelievable is very true. Because Humility and Henry are two words that don't combine well together 🤣
And don't get me wrong, i'm a huge fan of Titi!
I’d you don’t believe in you yourself at that level..
Micah is truly a genuine dude, had all the physical attributes but you can even see here the admiration he has for players like Henry, some people are just born for this sport and inspire fear but also inspiration from all of us
Spot on Jamie. Fear factor. You can see it on Kylian's first goal against Poland. They are so scared of his speed and his curler, he popped it to the near post. Lethal!!
What a legend Theiry Henry. One of my all time favourites
Henry is a legend! Great show, wow. Well done!
Mbappe's the Best, no Doubt!!
A man who can play well and be a good sporting director too
But not good as a coach
I miss watching Thierry Henry play football but getting to hear him talk about it is pretty damn good as well.
0% disrespect
0% foilery
100% legacy
When Thierry Henry defers to you as better and you're only 24 that's a legit scary thought to put together knowing how much of a beast Henry was in his prime 😅
Mbappe reminds me of the legendary Ronaldo of Brazil: power, speed, technique and goal scoring galore!
ronaldo was more efficient at scoring though
Your foot always has to be closer to the ball than the opponents foot, so you're always there first. This way no one can take the ball from you. But to get past them, you need confidence and creativity. And speed always helps of course.
He's basically got the same advantage that Jonah Lomu had: massive speed combined with physical presence. It's like when you were 12 or 13 and some of the lads you were playing against were already maturing into young adults - the physical disparity was impossible to compensate for and they could just knock the ball past you and chase after it. Kyle Walker just about kept Mbappe quiet, but only just.
So many players score goals, but this guy made it look easy.
Amazing analysis. I didn’t even know De Lima’s was Henry’s hero. And they both my favorite players of all time
Splendid analysis!! Not only sitting at a table, but also combining it with some moves👌🏽
I’m more than eager to see Mbappe and Benzema together at the World Cup
Imagine Dembele,KM7,KB9 front 3🤯🤯
He’s direct and knows what he’s doing he knows his next move I watch him and I used the same tactic he used I like to dribble and attack defenders but I’m smart about it these guys you play with dribble dribble dribble hoping they can make something out of nothing he’s my favorite player to watch currently I used to watch ronaldinho all my life and I can’t learn from any other player to used into my game until mbappe came along young kids who are attacks should watch mbappe we can learn from him
Henry.. what a legend , as player as character with classy nd charming personality! I'd love to meet him one day.
Titi 💯🔥 I'm a Chelsea fan but i consider him as the Greatest striker in EPL
Me too but drogba is right there too
Best player to grace the Pl
Gotta love Henry. Absolute class on the pitch and outside. Salutes from Beirut to the great runner Henry.
Powerful analysis from Henry. Honestly, Henry can be a good lecturer.
He is teaching! Amazing... Any young striker needs to listen to him... wow!!!
Great analysis and insight by the maestro Thierry Henry himself.
Gentlemen speaking about the game, each other and recognizing their individual talents is amazing. Game Recognizes Game. ❤
Not sure if it was intentional or not, that the host quietly walked out of the scene, and let these three have the discussion. It was nicely done. They showed respect to each other. Love how Henry concedes that these two (and other defenders) would stop him passing more often. But then again...Henry would need only ONE--to finish the job.
Kylian is much more complete player I can guarantee he will accomplish a lot more
one legend admiring the beauty of an awesome talent.
Genius. Damn. Henry explained it so well!
Amazing to see Thierry Henry's admiration towards Ronaldo especially when Ronaldo is only one year older than Henry.
Ronaldo started playing alot earlier i think, when he was alot younger, and he was playing for big clubs earlier i presume
@Adam Driver You are correct. Many people forgot that R9 was on the 1994 Brazil team that won. If I am not mistaken he was 17. Henry is my favorite player, but I love him even more for the praise and admiration he has for R9.
No other person than Henry could explain it better.
My Respect for Henry 📈
What makes them Great to Legends is their humility.
Henry is a Maestro! Man knows his onions. Legend! 💯
I rate Mbappe highly but I'd take Henry over him anyday
Facts
Mbappe has the potentiel to be even better but i agree that is not yet at Henry's best level.
@M. Pulli 100% He needs that extra sauce to be like Henry
Is that even a question
Me too
I think all us born in the 80's were inspired by R9. He introduced customizing basic skills into something defenders never seen before.
Crazy to think Micah is still only 34, I think if he not had as many injuries and his body held up he'd prob still be playing in the prem or championship. Knee injuries can really change a athletes career even if he was already on a downward projectory
Henry makes top ten best ever in my opinion, he won world cup and got to another world cup final and won eourpean cup. Then domesticly cleaning up. I happy seen him play in person , insanely good
4 defenders.. two stumbling and two staring at the sky. Thierry didn’t have to do too much! Ten years ago is no comparison to today in any sport
Ronaldo, the one and only. Genius! He was indeed out of this world.
This was a beautiful analysis, I could listen to Henry talk about football all day
Romario my top 5 of all time...the most relaxed finisher I've ever seen...
Romario has an incredible goals to games ratio. And isn’t that what it’s all about? Putting the ball in the net.
The King - Henry is no longer lonely. He knows what Mbappe’s intent. Thanks for sharing with us!
Thierry is so humble.
I'm a little biased here, because I really loved Ronaldo's and Thierry's game. Just amazing.
Mbappe has that, that both of them had.
Honestly, for true fans, Thierry and Ronaldo were beasts and magicians at the same time, and we who have seen it, just beautiful.
He is not there yet for me, but he got it for sure.
Because he's extremely quick. He's a great pace player but what is important is can he adapt his game when he loses pace after injuries or age and doesn't find himself with loads of time and space? Many pace players drop, Torres, Owen are examples. Phenomenal when young but after injuries and age they lose pace and can't reinvent themselves.
If an attacker is too good, it is better to risk him going outside and crossing than letting him inside. If he gets inside, he can score or give a pass, versus just giving a pass outside
This segment is PLATINUM .
You can only get treasure like this when the 4 of them have good chemistry together.
Then PLATINUM insights like these are released.
You are right! Their chemistry is superb
The respect between Jamie and Henry is amazing
Thiery Henry's goal vs Brazil in qtrs was a monumental
This speaks volumes of Ronaldo coming from a legend like Henry.
That was a great insight when he said he used to give them 5 quick runs early in a game just to let them know they were toast for the rest of the game.