Thierry Henry to NYC Red Bulls

[audiophilia]

Lucky NY. I hope he uses his feet and head rather than his hands. Could be great for MLS. Unless, it's more for his wife shopping on Madison. Will be nice to see him in Toronto. Was so talented and still some talent left, especially at MLS speeds/defenses.

 

[TRINI]

Originally Posted by audiophilia

Unless, it's more for his wife shopping on Madison.

Divorced, I think.

 

[Dedalus]

Woo! Looks like he starts July 22, and Red Bulls will be in Philly in October

 

[BDC2823]

Thierry Henry has always been my favorite player and was really my introduction into soccer. Now that he's in the states, I will make it a point to go watch my first MLS match live.

 

[fir3fox]

Forgive me but I'm not that familar w/ soccer. But does that mean he's on the downhill since he's coming to the states to play?

 

[cwh812]

Originally Posted by fir3fox

Forgive me but I'm not that familar w/ soccer. But does that mean he's on the downhill since he's coming to the states to play?

His first game is probably going to be against Tottenham next week. Given his history with Aresenal that should interesting.

 

[embowafa]

Originally Posted by fir3fox

Forgive me but I'm not that familar w/ soccer. But does that mean he's on the downhill since he's coming to the states to play?

Eh...pretty much.

But a player of Titi's caliber at his age is still >> 90% of MLS talent out there.

I look forward to seeing him play in MLS and I hope he can continue the trend of very talented, albeit aging, superstars of coming over to the US.

 

[daft]

Yes. But he will still be the best player in the league by a mile.

 

[intent]

Originally Posted by TRINI

Divorced, I think.
So he'll be wife-shopping instead.

 

[embowafa]

Jesus. I guess the NYRB and Adidas have never heard of minimalism when it comes to their kits.

 

[ConcernedParent]

More over the hill football stars, more!!!! Atleast they picked up this one while he still has ability left.

 

[BDC2823]

Originally Posted by ConcernedParent

More over the hill football stars, more!!!! Atleast they picked up this one while he still has ability left.

Beckham had (maybe still does have) ability but wasn't the right guy to bring over to the states to get Americans excited in soccer. Beckham ability is that he can put the ball on a dime with his crosses and set up other players to excel. This works well with a good club, but when you're making these passes to guys that can't control it, get open in the first place, or do anything with it, Beckham's not going to be much of a factor.

Henry can create much more on his own than a guy like Beckham and is a much more deadly scorer. He can put the ball in the net by himself and still has pace left so a guy like him who isn't just a setup guy should be alot more fun to watch.

 

[Tokyo Slim]

F the New York Red Bulls and F Henry.

Sounders!

 

[MetroStyles]

Originally Posted by daft

Yes. But he will still be the best player in the league by a mile.

Wrong. Big names have come over before, often with minimal impact and zero motivation. This is just another one of those garbage moves until proven otherwise.

Originally Posted by ConcernedParent

More over the hill football stars, more!!!! Atleast they picked up this one while he still has ability left.

+1.

 

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2 New York Red Bulls 26 15 8 5 2 18 17 1
3 Toronto FC 22 14 6 4 4 17 15 2
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5 New England Revolution 14 15 4 9 2 15 26 -11
6 Kansas City Wizards 12 14 3 8 3 11 19 -8
7 D.C. United 12 15 3 9 3 11 25 -14
8 Philadelphia Union 11 13 3 8 2 16 25 -9


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