Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has recently lauded Manchester City’s midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. The former Arsenal player was full of praise for the city’s Belgium star.
The 46-year-old has expressed his thoughts on how magnificent Manchester City’s midfielder has been in linking with his teammates with the help of his artistic passes during a match.
However, when Thierry Henry was shown Kevin De Bruyne’s EA FC 24 card, he was not happy with the passing score being labeled at 94.
The French man was of the opinion that – “He should have 100, the guy is just a freak”. The veteran further insisted that the 94 is well deserved. The 46-year-old praised the Belgian’s ability to sense the game, his playing style, and his desire to give the ball.
“𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝟭𝟬𝟬… 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸”
Thierry Henry on KDB’s passing in #FC24 🎯 pic.twitter.com/a2zvpntPLe
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Henry inflicted that in soccer, people often talk about strikers who want to score goals, but Kevin De Bruyne lives to provide assists. He opined that the Belgian feels delighted when he assists a goal. The Arsenal legend also compared the Manchester City’s wizard to some of the former greats of the game.
He further tabled that, he is talking about the midfielder’s ability to provide an early assist. He said dribbling enables you to open up spaces and then assist, but City’s midfielder can assist even without dribbling. The veteran was of the opinion that it’s different and unique with KDB.
KDB joined the Premier League side Manchester City in 2015. The midfielder has played a very important role in all of Manchester City’s success. His ability to thread the ball through the opponent’s defender to find one of his teammates is exceptional. The 32-year-old had three hundred and fifty-eight matches for the City till now. He has a total of a hundred and fifty-three assists for the club. The player also scored ninety-six goals for his team so far.
Thierry Henry names the player who can recreate his famous side-foot finish
When asked about players who can recreate his famous side-foot finish, Thierry Henry named the French International Kylian Mbappe. Henry was of the opinion that the finish could be done by Mbappe. The Arsenal legend also attributed to PSG’s forward ability to fake his move and score through the legs of the opponent’s defender.
“𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀”
Thierry Henry on who can replicate his iconic side foot finish 👏 pic.twitter.com/4rJmKPFkFl
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It’s quite splendid to know that last year Thierry Henry also stated that according to him Mbappe is better than Erling Haaland. However, Henry also named England’s international Harry Kane as the player also capable of doing that. He stated that Harry Kane is also pretty capable of scoring through the legs of the defenders while shifting his movements.
