French striker Thierry Henry signs deal with New York Red Bulls - ESPN
He will debut in a friendly match against Tottenham on July 22nd. Thoughts?
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French striker Thierry Henry signs deal with New York Red Bulls - ESPN
He will debut in a friendly match against Tottenham on July 22nd. Thoughts?
Pension fund. ;)
Even so, he brings a big name to the league and can be competitive here. I mean this isn't La Liga or the Premiere League. The MLS as a whole is trying to get it's name out there now to capitalize on the added interest in the World Cup, so it's a win-win IMO. Henry should be able to have more of an impact, see the ball more and play a few more years than he would have otherwise, the Red Bulls could use another weapon and the MLS gets another world recognized name.Quote:
Originally Posted by 0james0
I'm joking. I think it's a good move for him.
The league is getting better, the facilities are good and the money is good. Not to mention good lifestyle.
I'd want to go! Plus I'd want to always be the best player on the pitch and he can do that in USA more than La Liga, everything is more enjoyable when you are better at it. He'll be a marked man though, it's not gonna be easy for him, if he's not amazing, the fans could turn on him. Especially with his French arogance.
I was kind of surprised to hear he was only 32 (or maybe 33), really not that old. He should have a few very good years.
They must be paying very good money there and isn't their captain an ex-villa player? It is better than going to Dubai which is where some other players are going.
he is going cos he aint the player he was but as already said he is bringing a well known name to major league
Rumor has it LA are interested in bringing Ronaldihno to the MLS.
I think the MLS has really learned from the old NASL, they have tried to plant the soccer seed and grow the game here and obviously it's helped out our national team, we have more depth, we have more skill, and we're competing vs top teir opponents and winning our fair share.
Hopefully the MLS can amp up it's marketing and create a bigger niche for itself. I think the season is perfect, it's not trying to challenge FOOTBALL directly because it wouldn't win and that's a fact. College football and the NFL are king around here. But I think there is more than enough room for the MLS to gain traction here....obviously.
Henry has good years left and I think that he can be the perfect foil for Donovan and LA. For every hero you need a villain or a threat and hopefully Henry can be that guy.
Henry can take his Renault Clio and fuck off for all I care.
ha haQuote:
Originally Posted by skel1983
u will miss your mate now he has gone
Yeah, that donkey Juan Pablo Angel who was dogshit in England.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Alright so he is playing in Red Bull garb for the first time tonight in a friendly against Tottenham.
8 pm EST. It's on Fox Soccer, Fox Deportes and of course MLS Direct Kick and MLS Matchday Live.
Henry got his karma sent back to him in the World Cup. Watching France implode was fun. Still hope he does poorly. ;D
Apparently Trezeguet wants to join RBNY now....soon they will be the New York Frenchies. But it's great that MLS is attracting such players.
Apparently Rafa Marquez is going to sign with New York which sucks cause I didn't want to hate them but now I have to.
I don't even have a favorite MLS team, its sad that you can draw a line from DC United to the KC Wizards and there are 0 MLS clubs to the southeast of those teams.
I think he's looked pretty good really. They lost to Tottenham 2-1 but he scored and they had the lead at halftime when he went out. Today they beat Man City (granted a weakened Man City but they still had Adebayor, Ireland, Hart) and he looked pretty good again although he didn't score and just played a half again.
You can say that the Red Bulls as a team are far more in form than Tottenham or Man City are which is totally true (although they didn't really play a full strength team either) but that doesn't really apply to Henry, this is kind of his pre-season too. He looks like a guy that could still play for most Premier league teams.
City looked pretty dire really. Its not like the Red Bulls countered a few times and won, they had a lot of possession. But most of that team will probably be sold or just not play.
A lot of the lads are youth players like Tutte, Nimley, Kay, Mee, Cunningham, Boyata etc, and the rest are waiting to be sold, with the exception of a few. We put a brilliant move together in the first 3 minutes but Jo balls it up at the end. It would have been a quality goal. It was played at a training pace at times, but then it would spring into an end to end game. It was fairly enjoyable as far as friendlies go.Quote:
Originally Posted by OumaFan
Henry looked half decent, and Dane Richards scored a quality goal. Did Bridge like a kipper for the first goal aswell.
I'll always have a soft spot for Henry after he put in the finest display I've ever seen when Arsenal beat Leeds 4-0 at Elland Road.
He only scored 1, but he set up 2 others and generally tore Leeds a new arsehole.
I thought Nimely looked ok but I guess he'd have a hard time working his way into the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by onoA lot of the lads are youth players like Tutte, Nimley, Kay, Mee, Cunningham, Boyata etc, and the rest are waiting to be sold, with the exception of a few. We put a brilliant move together in the first 3 minutes but Jo balls it up at the end. It would have been a quality goal. It was played at a training pace at times, but then it would spring into an end to end game. It was fairly enjoyable as far as friendlies go.Quote:
Originally Posted by OumaFan
Henry looked half decent, and Dane Richards scored a quality goal. Did Bridge like a kipper for the first goal aswell.
Bridge looked awful. I know its just preseason but still. I loved how after looking like shit for the first 30 minutes or so the commentators (no idea where they found them, said utterly bizarre shit at times, kept on going on about Joe Hart making saves late into the second half when he'd already been taken out) all of a sudden blurted out "Bridge, SO much experience, SO much talent."
Hahaha, they confused Joe Hart with the striker Jo aswell a few times. Did it in the Sporting Lisbon game aswell.Quote:
Originally Posted by OumaFanI thought Nimely looked ok but I guess he'd have a hard time working his way into the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by onoA lot of the lads are youth players like Tutte, Nimley, Kay, Mee, Cunningham, Boyata etc, and the rest are waiting to be sold, with the exception of a few. We put a brilliant move together in the first 3 minutes but Jo balls it up at the end. It would have been a quality goal. It was played at a training pace at times, but then it would spring into an end to end game. It was fairly enjoyable as far as friendlies go.Quote:
Originally Posted by OumaFan
Henry looked half decent, and Dane Richards scored a quality goal. Did Bridge like a kipper for the first goal aswell.
Bridge looked awful. I know its just preseason but still. I loved how after looking like shit for the first 30 minutes or so the commentators (no idea where they found them, said utterly bizarre shit at times, kept on going on about Joe Hart making saves late into the second half when he'd already been taken out) all of a sudden blurted out "Bridge, SO much experience, SO much talent."
They said Boyata would have his work cut out making the 25 man cut, even though he's under 21, so he doesn't have to be registered.
Bridge is terrible. Awful footballer, awful player. Truly awful.
To think Liverpool may want to buy Bridge is just sad.
Liverpool are looking at different left backs: Marcel Jansen, Reto Zeigler, and I think a few others.
Those will be better than that waster Bridge.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
Jansen's signing fell through but Ziegler, Salcido, Figueroa(sp?) And maybe some others are being looked at
Personally i think it would be great news. ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
I am sure you would, anyone with the lack of ambition to go to Chelsea and be a number 2 and collect fat wages and only left because his woman was getting knocked off by his best mate can stay at City.Quote:
Originally Posted by onoPersonally i think it would be great news. ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
Ah well, he'll be back in his comfort zone this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterI am sure you would, anyone with the lack of ambition to go to Chelsea and be a number 2 and collect fat wages and only left because his woman was getting knocked off by his best mate can stay at City.Quote:
Originally Posted by onoPersonally i think it would be great news. ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
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