Football: ‘Henry is the main threat’
AC Milan centre-back Thiago Silva is more worried about veteran Thierry Henry.
MILAN:
Robin van Persie may have been the hotshot in the English Premier League throughout 2011 and is the top-scorer so far this season but AC Milan centre-back Thiago Silva is more worried about veteran Thierry Henry. The Brazilian will be tasked with trying to keep Arsenal’s vivacious forwards at bay during the Champions League second-round, first-leg fixture at the San Siro tonight. The 34-year-old Henry, on loan from the New York Red Bulls, has scored three goals in the last six weeks – including two winners – lastly on Saturday at Sunderland. “He’s a player who’s had a great history not just with Arsenal but also with France,” said Silva. “If you give him a little space he will certainly score, he has incomparable quality.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th, 2012.
Robin van Persie may have been the hotshot in the English Premier League throughout 2011 and is the top-scorer so far this season but AC Milan centre-back Thiago Silva is more worried about veteran Thierry Henry. The Brazilian will be tasked with trying to keep Arsenal’s vivacious forwards at bay during the Champions League second-round, first-leg fixture at the San Siro tonight. The 34-year-old Henry, on loan from the New York Red Bulls, has scored three goals in the last six weeks – including two winners – lastly on Saturday at Sunderland. “He’s a player who’s had a great history not just with Arsenal but also with France,” said Silva. “If you give him a little space he will certainly score, he has incomparable quality.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th, 2012.