Henry or Bergkamp

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Originally Posted by ollie the optimist

so a fun poll and an interesting one imo. if we could only have one of these players to play for us in their prime rather then when we first signed signed them, who would you have?

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The team would benefit more from Henry because at his prime he was not actually human but a machine. Pure productivity.

That said, I would still choose Bergkamp because I'm a fan of the cool, the naturally gifted and the martyr who would be several steps ahead of everyone else on the pitch but is willing to go down with a sinking ship.

i.e. there's a danger that Henry could actually single-handedly save us and that'd be a fun story but it's not my style. Bergkamp wouldn't save us but we'd be cooler.

Bergkamp was also a moody git at times. Although not in an Henry glare kind of way.

To be honest you wouldn't take that away from them though, they demanded the best because they were the best.

Henry's 5 consecutive seasons of 30+ goals is unprecedented, so that's why I'd give him the edge. Even when the team was shite in 2006 that didn't stop him.

Henry, he was just that a bit more exciting for me then DB10, Both were world class in their ways but TH14 had a little more scare factor to him.

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Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...

Who is he up against?

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The best Striker in the World Nicklas Brendtner

I am reading the question as who I would add to our current team/situation;

That being the case then I think Henry would be my choice, although I think that Bergkamp wad the more sublime footballer, its just I see Bergkamp casting a RvP like frustrated figure up front based on the quality of rhe team, Henry on the other hand would take the ball off the likes of Ramsey and do the job himself.
Added thought is I think Wright would help this team too, he would feed off all of the waste we create in front if goal.

One thing for sure either of those 3 would force Wenger out of the 1 up top formation as we would have to play RvP with one of them. . .saying that he would probably stick him out wide :doh:

Last thought is, and side stepping the threads question, rather than DB10 or TH14. . . .I would definitely have an Adams, Sol, Dixon and Winterburn in their prime. . .the likes of Rooney, Nani, Drogba would not have everything their own way Bartoelli would hate it so much it would be red every time

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Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over

I am reading the question as who I would add to our current team/situation;

That being the case then I think Henry would be my choice, although I think that Bergkamp wad the more sublime footballer, its just I see Bergkamp casting a RvP like frustrated figure up front based on the quality of rhe team, Henry on the other hand would take the ball off the likes of Ramsey and do the job himself.
Added thought is I think Wright would help this team too, he would feed off all of the waste we create in front if goal.

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I'd say the opposite, precisely because of what happened in Henry's last year, where because of his presence, everyone tried to funnel it through him, to avoid the glare if they did not. Bergkamp was a great goal scorer when the situation arose but he was also a great provider and I suspect would be much better in motivating those around him on the pitch.

This myth of the 'Henry glare' scaring our players is a joke. Laughable that people still talk about it.

They're grown men ffs.

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Originally Posted by Boss

This myth of the 'Henry glare' scaring our players is a joke. Laughable that people still talk about it.

They're grown men ffs.

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.. and girls.

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Originally Posted by Boss

This myth of the 'Henry glare' scaring our players is a joke. Laughable that people still talk about it.

They're grown men ffs.

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It happened.

It was counterproductive.

It's not a myth. I think it was Cesc who said Henry was an intimidating figure for the team. I agree the players should have grown a pair but they obviously found it difficult to reach the impossibly high standards he had already set.