However, for Henry, choosing Barcelona is a very simple matter with a clear purpose. But for Barcelona, the reason why they chose Henry, who is nearly 30 years old, may not only be because of his record. Today we will review the sensational transfer at that time.
Leave what you love best and choose what you love best. What Henry wants is a happy ending.
For Henry, Arsenal is his favorite, and it is the gunners who have made him a world-class star, even once considered as the striker closest to Cristiano Ronaldo in the world, so it is indeed a very difficult decision for Henry to choose to leave Arsenal.
In Paris in 2006, the young gunman led by Henry fell in front of Barcelona. Rijkaard's beautiful football showed Henry that he can still win the championship when he plays running water, instead of just having a scene without results like Arsenal. At that time, utilitarian football headed by Mourinho was very popular in world football. Almost all teams are playing the "coach" tactics of "4-3-3", with four defenders and two backyards, which gradually turned Arsenal from a Premier League champion team into a "crazy four". Henry once doubted that a football like Wenger could really win the championship.
Barcelona gave him the answer, especially in the 2005-2006 season, Barcelona not only won the league championship, but also won the Champions League. Perhaps if Arsenal could beat Barcelona at that time, Henry would not choose to leave, but watching Arsenal sell people every year to pay off the debts of the stadium, Henry knows that it is almost impossible to get a Champions League trophy here and make up for the only regret in his career.
World Cup, European Cup, Confederations Cup, League Champion, Cup Champion Although Henry didn't win the Golden Globe Award or the World Player of the Year, from the perspective of team honor, Henry was only one Champions League trophy away from becoming the most successful player in the world at that time. Perhaps since the summer of 2006, Henry has regarded Barcelona as his true love. After all, under the influence of Wenger's football for seven or eight seasons, Henry may find it difficult to accept the mainstream football style in the world at that time. He hopes to help him realize his dream of the Champions League with the way Arsenal play now, and the only one who can meet this condition is Barcelona.
Maybe Henry has been having an affair since 2006. A year later, Henry officially broke up with Arsenal and chose to hold hands with his beloved. His purpose in choosing Barcelona is also very simple, that is, he hopes to find a bigger and stronger team, and corporal punishment is closer to Arsenal. This will not only keep his love for Arsenal, but also help him realize his dream of the Champions League. So leaving love and choosing love is the only way for Henry to make his career complete, and Barcelona is his only choice.
Why is Barcelona Henry the only choice?
Of course, Barcelona is Henry's only choice. In addition to personal emotional factors, there are some objective factors that cannot be ignored, which makes Barcelona almost the only team that can accept Henry and be accepted by Henry.
At that time, the Bundesliga was at a low point, and the number of seats in the Champions League was even reduced to only three, and Bayern began to decline at that time. Since the 2006-2007 season, the Bundesliga has also experienced a relatively turbulent period. Stuttgart and Wolfsburg have dominated the Bundesliga successively, but the overall level of the Bundesliga is at the bottom of the four major leagues, so it is unrealistic to choose to join Bayern.
In the Italian League, although Yu Wei is still here, after the baptism of "Telephone Gate", few Italian giants except Inter Milan have the competitiveness and bidding ability to buy Henry. But for Italian football, Henry doesn't like it at all. After all, the very unsuccessful experience in Juventus made it almost impossible for Henry to choose Apennine Peninsula again.
La Liga became the only league he could go to. Speaking of La Liga, apart from Barcelona, there is another team that has to be mentioned: Real Madrid. At that time, Real Madrid was the champion of La Liga, and in theory, its strength seemed to be better than that of Barcelona. But the problem is that under the leadership of the new president Calderon, the overall signing idea of the team has undergone major changes. At that time, Real Madrid preferred some young players to famous superstars, and Calderon seemed to have an extraordinary affection for Dutch stars.
Old Ruud van Nistelrooy came to the Bernabeu, Robben, Van der Vaart, Sneijder and Huntelaar from the Premier League. It was Calderon who brought Drenthe to the Bernabeu. So when Henry wanted to leave, Real Madrid didn't take the French as their target at all.
So Barcelona has almost become Henry's only choice. This subjective emotional factor combined with the objective environment makes it logical for Henry to finally hold hands with Barcelona.
Barcelona's choice of Henry may not be so "pure"
Henry chose Barcelona for a simple purpose, but Barcelona chose Henry, which is not a very simple transfer! As we all know, Henry is the player that laporta has always wanted to sign. Why does Barcelona President like Henry so much? This may not only be because Henry's level and his style of playing football are so simple.
Laporta is a politician, and every choice he makes is for his political career. What he wants is to stay in the position of Barcelona President for a longer time and control the team with his own ability. Because of this, everything can be sacrificed, even competition, and everything should serve politics. This is the same as the country. The economy of a country is related to people's livelihood and the quality of life of ordinary people. But once any economic policy conflicts with the national political policy, the economy will inevitably become the concession party.
Why does laporta like Henry so much? Of course, strength is a very important foundation and there is another important reason. Laporta hopes to suppress Eto 'o and Ronaldinho with Henry's help. Although Barcelona achieved great success in the 2005-20 16 season, it was under this aura of success that the atmosphere in the team changed. Eto 'o no longer thinks he needs to be Ronaldinho's deputy. He thinks he is the backbone of Barcelona, so the news of challenging Ronaldinho's status has caused a sensation all over the world.
In fact, it may not be Eto 'o who really wants to challenge Ronaldinho, but laporta behind him. In fact, Ronaldinho is the biggest contributor to laporta's becoming a Barcelona star and laporta's unification within the club. It is precisely because Ronaldinho was made into Barcelona in 2003 that laporta, a little-known lawyer, defeated many bosses in Catalonia, became the chairman of Barcelona, and even defeated Rosell, the biggest competitor. But after two seasons of success, Barcelona has become the top strongman in Europe, but it is a drop in the bucket; Ronaldinho's fame is obviously higher than laporta's. Everyone knows that Barcelona is Ronaldinho's Barcelona, but no one will say that it is laporta's Barcelona. The so-called contribution to Gao Zhen, this is the truth.
Coupled with Ronaldinho's unrestrained off-court life, laporta understands that even if the Brazilian is gifted, even the best genius can't stand such profligacy. He needs a new core to lead Barcelona forward. Eto 'o has such strength, and laporta has the ability to build Eto 'o. Although it may be difficult to reach the height of the alley, it can maintain the influence of Barcelona to the greatest extent, not to mention not reaching the height of Ronaldinho. Because there will be another Ronaldinho, and there will be another person who plays for Gao Zhen!
So Eto 'o became the gun that laporta wanted to use, but he was not so handy. We know that Eto 'o is straightforward, but he doesn't want to be controlled by anyone. Perhaps the challenge to Ronaldinho's authority was inspired by laporta, but this power is mutual. Laporta is using Eto 'o, Eto 'o or laporta. He hopes to use laporta to kick Ronaldinho out of Barcelona and make himself the "first brother" of Barcelona.
Therefore, laporta needs to insert a new role, a role with enough weight to come to Barcelona, which can not only improve the team's record, but also form a tripartite confrontation with Eto 'o and Ronaldinho. For any person in power, checks and balances between subordinates are always the best way to consolidate his rule. Knowing this, laporta won't miss the opportunity to introduce Henry.
Written at the end: 2007 is the best time.
June 6th, 2007 was a dark day for Barcelona. Before that, Barcelona was not so depressed after losing the European Super Cup, the World Club Cup, the Champions League and the King's Cup, but this time, in the face of 600,000 people in Madrid flocking to the streets to celebrate the championship, Barcelona was both sad and angry. However, the Barcelona people quickly cheered up, the champion team on the other side collapsed, Capello, Beckham and Carlos left one after another, while Ronaldinho and Eto' o stayed here, Henry was even more powerful, Messi matured, and the Nou Camp recovered its former vitality. 2007 is the best time, and this opportunity cannot be missed. Henry's transfer excited almost all the Barcelona people who had been disappointed for a season, and Barcelona people expected it again.