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Eto'o Sensationally Claims Anelka Was Better Than Thierry Henry (32727 Views)

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Iamthoney(m): 12:26pm On Oct 29, 2022
OJEEMAH:
Exactly bro. With this electric form, Mbappe will definitely sur him in and maybe generally.
He won’t cos he doesn’t score much in a shirt like he does at Psg, and the French National team is on a downward spiral in of quality of the players they are churning out and by the time Mbappe becomes the main man they will surely be at rebuilding stage and at that point there’s not much he can do. He’s already 23-24 and age is fast catching up on him and there’s no guarantee he will last as long as Henry did with the National team(If you factor in Injury)

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Thompz43(m): 12:28pm On Oct 29, 2022
BannedLarge:


Henry better than Etoo you just be smoking ijebu garri. Do you realize that Etoo is a 3 time champions league winner and scored at 2 finals?? Infact, it’s only Fenomeno that was better than etoo in the last 30 years



One day you will still come and tell us that Eto is better than Ronald Delima because he didn't won a UCL
MokunfopeAM: 12:29pm On Oct 29, 2022
BannedLarge:


Henry better than Etoo you just be smoking ijebu garri. Do you realize that Etoo is a 3 time champions league winner and scored at 2 finals?? Infact, it’s only Fenomeno that was better than etoo in the last 30 years

Somehow because he won 3 champions league and scores in 2 finals., He can't even lace Henry's show., Henry is far far above him

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dododawa1: 12:30pm On Oct 29, 2022
Share for TINUBU (Eto'o) and like for OBI (Henry)
Gbeng30(m): 12:31pm On Oct 29, 2022
I think something is wrong with his brain.... For saying that
smartduru807: 12:32pm On Oct 29, 2022
Both eto.o and henry are all good player's
Streetmovement(m): 12:33pm On Oct 29, 2022
Wotoporiously cool speaking

Which Anelka? Is it the one hunting bush meat in my village? Mk una dey rest with all this comparison, Anelka no reach Henry abeg...
Lukuluku69(m): 12:34pm On Oct 29, 2022
OJEEMAH:
You wan go that route?

Henry na Euros and World Cup winner
2 times UCL winner too

How is Eto better?

Any European Golden Boot?
How many La liga top scorer?
How many nomination for FIFA Best him get?

Champions league na team achievement not individual……anybody fit win UCL

Pedro don win WC, Euros, UCL, La liga, EPL and other trophies…. Does that mean he’s better than Ibrahimovic?

In of trophies, Henry is better sef…. So Wetin u dey yan?

I too dey gbadun your Football vibes walahi.

As for Eto'o what he said is just an opinion. Like they say, opinion/s are arseholes na everyone get am.

O'Shea of United get like 5-6 EPL Medals, are you saying he is better than Tony Adams who has may be 3?

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dadabashua1(m): 12:35pm On Oct 29, 2022
BannedLarge:


Henry better than Etoo you just be smoking ijebu garri. Do you realize that Etoo is a 3 time champions league winner and scored at 2 finals?? Infact, it’s only Fenomeno that was better than etoo in the last 30 years
biggest joke of the century, let me remind you only VERY FEW players in world football can compare their trophy cabinet with Henry..do research and come back here and apologise for this blasphemy, do you know when won their first ever world Cup 1998 if I'm not mistaken, Henry was their highest goal scorer? That guy has won almost EVERYTHING winnable in world football... cheesy cheesy cheesy shocked shocked shocked

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pquaver(m): 12:36pm On Oct 29, 2022
Jorussia:
Anelka was a very fine player in his prime,but saying he was better than Henry is an overstatement.

Exactly.. Anelka had more talent but injuries didn't allow him achieve it.. But we have to stick with facts. Trezeguet und Henry were both better than Anelka even though he was tge more talented one..
alobright17(m): 12:38pm On Oct 29, 2022
hopefulLandlord:
lie!

Henry had 6 assists during 2003/04 unbeaten season. he was number 14 on the list. I'm pretty certain many of what you typed too would be wrong if I fact check them all

Read the 2 screenahot and tell me what you are talking about.

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mmsen: 12:39pm On Oct 29, 2022
OJEEMAH:
Cameroon mind grin grin

I can’t imagine how big Eto think of himself for him to even say, Henry is not on his level.

One day e fit even say Aubameyang better Henry

Eto'o was better than Henry.

But for him to say that Anelka was better than Henry is crazy talk. Anelka was a great player in his own right but not better than Henry.
OJEEMAH(m): 12:39pm On Oct 29, 2022
Iamthoney:
He won’t cos he doesn’t score much in a shirt like he does at Psg, and the French National team is on a downward spiral in of quality of the players they are churning out and by the time Mbappe becomes the main man they will surely be at rebuilding stage and at that point there’s not much he can do. He’s already 23-24 and age is fast catching up on him and there’s no guarantee he will last as long as Henry did with the National team(If you factor in Injury)
You have a point but let’s see how it goes
alobright17(m): 12:40pm On Oct 29, 2022
hopefulLandlord:
lie!

Henry had 6 assists during 2003/04 unbeaten season. he was number 14 on the list. I'm pretty certain many of what you typed too would be wrong if I fact check them all

Henry was Arsenal's top scorer during their 2003-04 "Invincibles" season, with 39 goals in all competitions.

PremierLeague.com statistics show that during that run of 49 undefeated games, Henry scored the most goals, played the most minutes (4,312) and provided the most assists (19).

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uchaymart(m): 12:40pm On Oct 29, 2022
Ximenez:

Did you use any stat and arrive at a conclusion that Van Der Sar is better than Valdez?
Or you just assumed in your head that he's better?
You're probably lost! You compared Eto'o as being great over Henry. Then I asked if Valdez is better than VDS...here you go saying another thing
OJEEMAH(m): 12:41pm On Oct 29, 2022
Lukuluku69:


I too dey gbadun your Football vibes walahi.

As for Eto'o what he said is just an opinion. Like they say, opinion/s are arseholes na everyone get am.

O'Shea of United get like 5-6 EPL Medals, are you saying he is better than Tony Adams who has may be 3?
Thanks boss

The bolded is what he didn’t consider.
engrchykae(m): 12:43pm On Oct 29, 2022
OJEEMAH:
Cameroon mind grin grin

I can’t imagine how big Eto think of himself for him to even say, Henry is not on his level.

One day e fit even say Aubameyang better Henry
after Ronaldo de Lima,Etoo is the second best striker.
Thierry was the point man in arsenal but when he came to Barca, Thierry went wide leaving the point man position for Etoo
Do you think you know more than rijkaard and pep?
arantess: 12:45pm On Oct 29, 2022
BannedLarge:


Henry better than Etoo you just be smoking ijebu garri. Do you realize that Etoo is a 3 time champions league winner and scored at 2 finals?? Infact, it’s only Fenomeno that was better than etoo in the last 30 years
Henry world cup medal na your mate?
OJEEMAH(m): 12:48pm On Oct 29, 2022
engrchykae:
after Ronaldo de Lima,Etoo is the second best striker.
Thierry was the point man in arsenal but when he came to Barca, Thierry went wide leaving the point man position for Etoo
Do you think you know more than rijkaard and pep?
If you understand football, you would know why Henry shifted to the left.

Do you think if Eto had ed Arsenal at the time, he would have played center forward?

He can’t bench Henry but Wenger can tweak his formation to accommodate Eto since Henry can equally operate from the left.

If you really watch Henry, you may even think he plays from the left most times.

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arantess: 12:48pm On Oct 29, 2022
engrchykae:
after Ronaldo de Lima,Etoo is the second best striker.
Thierry was the point man in arsenal but when he came to Barca, Thierry went wide leaving the point man position for Etoo
Do you think you know more than rijkaard and pep?
Come on now

Coaches have preferences for positional play and style.
The coach prolly didnt want to obstruct the balance besides etoo was already plying that CF....even when David Villa came on board he was shipped to the wing....

These things are not difficult to understand sha

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dadabashua1(m): 12:48pm On Oct 29, 2022
engrchykae:
after Ronaldo de Lima,Etoo is the second best striker.
Thierry was the point man in arsenal but when he came to Barca, Thierry went wide leaving the point man position for Etoo
Do you think you know more than rijkaard and pep?
habaaaaa at what age did Henry Barca, Henry ed Barca at the tail end of his career not at his prime,make una de talk true na,is like comparing cr7 of the old at Man United and Cr7 at Manchester United now,Etoo doesn't even comes close to Henry in world football sir.

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engrchykae(m): 12:49pm On Oct 29, 2022
OJEEMAH:
You wan go that route?

Henry na Euros and World Cup winner
2 times UCL winner too

How is Eto better?

Any European Golden Boot?
How many La liga top scorer?
How many nomination for FIFA Best him get?

Champions league na team achievement not individual……anybody fit win UCL

Pedro don win WC, Euros, UCL, La liga, EPL and other trophies…. Does that mean he’s better than Ibrahimovic?

In of trophies, Henry is better sef…. So Wetin u dey yan?
Etoo and Henry met in 2006 at parc de princes.
Henry was squandering his chances until the lion of Cameroon roared around 72 mins.
Even when Henry ed Barca,he has to play wide leaving 9 for Etoo,do you know better than pep and rijkaard?

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OJEEMAH(m): 12:49pm On Oct 29, 2022
mmsen:


Eto'o was better than Henry.

But for him to say that Anelka was better than Henry is crazy talk. Anelka was a great player in his own right but not better than Henry.

On what basis?

Trophies
Golden boots
Awards or what?

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niccolomakavell: 12:50pm On Oct 29, 2022
Henry was obviously a better player technically and stylistically than eto'o ever was. His records in the PL(x4 league topscorer, x2 european golden boots) shows his pedigree. That he is still 's highest goal scorer and won the world cup establishes his legacy. However, where eto'o might claim to have a better record was his goal record in finals. Henry I think scored only 1 goal in all the finals he played in his career, while eto'o made his mark in 2 CL finals and a couple of afcon finals for Cameroon. Same with Drogba who always seemed to score in finals( think he scored in 9 or so). Drogba as well as eto'o dont come close aesthetically or statically to Henry but who would you pick in a final knowing their record respective records? Always different facets to consider in these kind of comparisons.

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ThierryJay: 12:50pm On Oct 29, 2022
iLoveYouToo:


Ah! Fenomeno didn’t win UCL

Check their goal to match conversion rate, that’s why Fenomeno was better than Henry and Eto’o

Eto’o > Henry

Fenomeno never won UCL! yet he is obviously better than Henry and Eto. That's exactly my point.

And in all relevant criteria pertaining to a player, Henry sures Eto. Henry has won more national and club career trophies, more prestigious individual awards, has scored more goals than Eto'o in the top 3 leagues (England, Spain & Italy) in less games, has significantly way more assists, is faster, more skillful, better free-kick taker, better er and better games influencer.

So tell me, on what objective basis would you have ranked Eto better than Henry? UCL? then you'd also have to put him above Ronaldo de lima if that's the case.

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OJEEMAH(m): 12:51pm On Oct 29, 2022
engrchykae:
Etoo and Henry met in 2006 at parc de princes.
Henry was squandering his chances until the lion of Cameroon roared around 72 mins.
Even when Henry ed Barca,he has to play wide leaving 9 for Etoo,do you know better than pep and rijkaard?
Eto never won European Golden Boot despite playing for one of the best side in history and you think Eto is a better striker cos of one match?

Trophies
Golden Boot
Awards

Eto can’t lace Henry’s boot based on the above

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arantess: 12:52pm On Oct 29, 2022
OJEEMAH:
If you understand football, you would know why Henry shifted to the left.

Do you think if Eto had ed Arsenal at the time, he would have played center forward?

He can’t bench Henry but Wenger can tweak his formation to accommodate Eto since Henry can equally operate from the left.

If you really watch Henry, you may even think he plays from the left most times.
Some people argue for sake of it....

ETOO was a natural CF, Henry was not but always drifted in right from his Juventus days till arsenal and Wenger gave him ownership of that left side to drift in and he used it to devastating effect

Even if etoo has 3 UCL, henry's world cup medal supercede them all

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OJEEMAH(m): 12:53pm On Oct 29, 2022
arantess:

Come on now

Coaches have preferences for positional play and style.
The coach prolly didnt want to obstruct the balance besides etoo was already plying that CF....even when David Villa came on board he was shipped to the wing....

These things are not difficult to understand sha
This is the point I want him to understand
engrchykae(m): 12:54pm On Oct 29, 2022
yinkeys:

Recency bias is a thing
I watched both players growing up and to be honest the memories are blurry now
I’ve totally forgotten how amazing they were to judge who was better.
That’s how people say CR7 is way ahead of Ronaldinho & Ronaldo in their prime
Etoo is a merciless killer.
To send kluivert away from Barca and to send Thierry Henry to the flanks is no mean feat
engrchykae(m): 12:56pm On Oct 29, 2022
Fuckyoumod:
the guy dey high on some local cheap drug.

Thiery Henry was a goal machine..
Etoo does things when the world watches
In finals,Etoo is wicked
NinaArsenal(f): 12:57pm On Oct 29, 2022
OJEEMAH:
You wan go that route?

Henry na Euros and World Cup winner
2 times UCL winner too

How is Eto better?

Any European Golden Boot?
How many La liga top scorer?
How many nomination for FIFA Best him get?

Champions league na team achievement not individual……anybody fit win UCL

Pedro don win WC, Euros, UCL, La liga, EPL and other trophies…. Does that mean he’s better than Ibrahimovic?

In of trophies, Henry is better sef…. So Wetin u dey yan?
Louder Bro

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TheGiftedOne(m): 12:58pm On Oct 29, 2022
OJEEMAH:
Aswear

After playing as top 9 with some of the best at club level, Eto no touch one European Golden Boot.

In Spain, how many Pinchichi/La liga top scorer him win?

What of La liga Player of the Year?

During Arsenal unbeaten in 2003/2004, Henry topped goals and assists chart.

Henry voted PFA Player of the Year twice
Premier League Top Scorer 4 good times
Twice nominated for FIFA World Best

And him get mind say Henry no dey him level

Well, he’s right cos Henry is bigger and better



Wizywiz:

Henry better than Etoo you just be smoking ijebu garri. Do you realize that Etoo is a 3 time champions league winner and scored at 2 finals?? Infact, it’s only Fenomeno that was better than etoo in the last 30 years





Wizard or whatever you call yourself. Look at the post quoted above you and promise me you'll stay away from drugs henceforth.

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