Thierry Henry
One of the best footballers to simply sit back and watch, and undoubtledly one of the best players in the world, I can honestly say that I'm proud to have a player like this playing in the premiership, even if it is for Arsenal!
Athleticism - First and foremost, Thierry Henry is a phenomanal runner. For a person with legs as long as his, his top speed could never come under question, but we normally expect a player with such long legs to have a slower acceleration, e.g. Patrick Viera. But Thierry's acceleration is mind-boggling in its own right, and then when you consider his physique!:shocking: On his day he is probably able to outrun any footballer out there, so pace and acceleration are definitely two of his strongest assets. Konami recognised this well, and I didnt have to change an acceleration of 96 as it was just right. He required a slight boost for top speed, so he has gone from 92 to 94 in that. One thing about Thierry is that his dribbling speed is noticabley slower than his top speed, so there is a difference of 5 between those attributes. Mind you with a dribble speed of 89, and 96 for acceleration he can still beat any defender for pace in the premiership. Good leap as well with 80, although his arial skills are hardly great!
Shooting - Another fantastic attribute to Thierry's game. He is arguably one of the worlds greatest finishers in front of goal, and is deadly from around the box. A fantastic ability to find his footing in pressurised situations and dispatch a perfectly placed shot allow him to bag dozens more goals. So firstly he has shot accuracy of 96, to demonstrate his tremendous abitlity to hit what ever area of the target he wants. His power isnt what he is renound for, but still great at 82. Finally his technique is simply great as well, and a 93 represents perfectly his ability to produce fantastically measured shots in pressurised situations. Also a good time to talk about his curling stat. Konami originally gave him 81 for this I think.:laugh: That simply does not do justice to one of his best attributes. Fantastic curler of the ball, from both distance and close range, not to mention from free kicks, 90 is a much more realistic value.
Passing - Konami actually did this part well. Only had to make slight lowerings to his short pass accuracy, but his long pass values were fine. Dont really think we need to go into his passing, the stats speak for themselves.
Leadership qualities - Apart from his heading ability

, this is my largest criticism of Thierry. I do not believe that he is suited to being captain of Arsenal, as he is not a NATURAL LEADER! If you look at fantastic captains and natural leaders, both past and present, they all have excellent mentality! Terry, Keane, Lampard, have fantastic mentality values, at and above the 90's. Henry lacks this quality, and I think its his biggest flaw.:no: His value of 77 is not what you would expect to see from the leader of a side. I think its something he can improve on, but he just loses interest at times and seems to be almost unhelpful to his players when they are not winning. He will stop making so much movement, and his runs wont be as frequent. Value of 77 accurately represents these features ingame.