Chance creation
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R. Henry
Heybridge Swifts · Non League Div One - Play-offs · Attacker · #0 · England · 36 yrs
Heybridge Swifts · Non League Div One - Play-offs · Attacker · #0 · England · 36 yrs
R. Henry plays as an attacker for Heybridge Swifts. R. Henry is a English international, 36 years old, attacker, currently at Heybridge Swifts. R. Henry was born in Ipswich, England on 1989-12-07. R. Henry is 168 cm cm tall. R. Henry's Sportra profile tracks season statistics across Non League Div One - Play-offs, FA Trophy, Non League Div One - Play-offs. R. Henry's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore R. Henry season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
| Date | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-23 | Free |  Felixstowe & Walton Utd |  Heybridge Swifts HEY |
| 2020-07-01 | N/A |  Lewes LEW | Felixstowe & Walton Utd |
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Playmaking output: assists, key passes, and custom chance-creation signals.
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Thierry Henry commented on the play that some think Lionel Messi deserved to be sent off in his World Cup debut. Argentina and Lionel Messi got off to a brilliant start at the 2026 World Cup, as the forward scored a hat trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria that sent his team to the top of the group. Still, one play in the match led some people to believe he should have been shown a red card, albeit without Thierry Henry‘s agreement. Henry said: “I’ve seen a lot of people say it should have been a red card, but for me, intent is very important when properly analyzing these situations. Watching it again, it’s clear that Messi is focused on the ball and trying to make a play, with no intention of hurting anyone. Yes, there is contact. Yes, it looks bad. But not every hard challenge is a red card.” The play that sparked the controversy came in the 30th minute of the first half, when Messi tripped Aissa Mendi from behind while pressing. In the action, the forward hit the defender’s calf with his cleats. Henry on VAR These players know each other very well. Henry not only played alongside Messi at Barcelona, but they were also Champions League winners in 2009 under Pep Guardiola. Messi scored a hat trick (Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images) Part of the debate came from a still image showing Messi’s foot striking the calf in a high area, which fueled reactions from fans. Many also felt VAR should have reviewed the play for longer. Henry said: “That is precisely why VAR exists: to slow the action down and determine whether there was malicious intent or serious foul play. The referees reviewed it carefully and ultimately did not even believe it warranted a yellow card.” Henry on the reactions The play became a bigger talking point because of the player involved. If another player had committed the foul, the debate likely would not have lasted this long. The former France forward, who won the tournament in 1998, believes Messi being at the center of it made the issue bigger than it should have been. Henry said: “People are reacting because it was Messi. If it had been another player, I don’t think there would have been this much controversy. For me, it was accidental, unfortunate, and nothing more. Football is a contact sport, and sometimes incidents look much worse in real time than they actually are.”
Thierry Henry put Marco Van Basten over Michel Platini when selecting the player who dazzled him the most. The list of greats in the history of the sport is endless, no matter how far back you go. In this case, Thierry Henry mentioned the French names that impressed him the most when he was a kid, with Michel Platini among them, but he surprisingly selected Marco Van Basten over him. Henry said: “I followed all the French greats of that time: Jean Tigana, Platini, Alain Giresse. But the one who dazzled me the most was Van Basten. He wasn’t French. But I loved his style.” In his interview with Marca during an event for an electronics manufacturer, Henry also spoke about the great Champions League semifinal between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, which he described as a “otherworldly match, beyond any analysis. Pure joy, pure fun, pure total soccer, with managers that encourage it.” Henry avoids saying who the best player ever is A discussion that usually comes up in any sport is who the best ever is. This presents a series of challenges, as everything evolved over time and players now have more tools at their disposal than before. Van Basten was Henry’s favorite player (Ben Radford/ALLSPORT) The former striker was part of the group that decided to enjoy what they see, without comparing it with what was done before. Even if he was a huge talent who left a mark on many fans, he did not come up with an answer. Henry said: “It’s impossible to compare eras because not even the rules are the same. Now we have Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Harry Kane, but everything is overanalyzed, and it’s unfair because there’s more attention to the mistakes than the quality. All the good players should be enjoyed.” Henry’s match to relive An interesting question that the Frenchman was asked was which match he would like to relive. His selection was understandable, as the context was huge, with the pressure not allowing him to enjoy it. Henry said: “The World Cup final in 1998 (France won 3-0 over Brazil). I was only 20 years old, and I was too focused on winning, not on enjoying it. I would love to relive it. To sit and watch it again live for what we were capable of doing.”
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