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Originally Posted by ricoFlame
his ablilty to finish is second to none, put him in a situation where he is going to see the ball in the box, and goals will be the result.
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True... but Henry isn't exactly the bulldozer he was before. Now, he and Trezeguet are the types of forwards you have to put the ball on the foot/head of for them to be effective. These players can be very effective, but teams with mean defenders know what these guys are all about and nullify them. Take Trez and Juventus in Serie B for example... Del Piero had 20 goals (versatile forward, not always a starter), Trezeguet had 15 (one-dimensional finisher, most starts, expected to be top goalscorer), Nedved had 11 (as a midfielder and playmaker). These weren't even elite defenders... they just knew how to shut Trez down.
Useful? Definitely... as valuable as they both were a couple years ago... not even close.