Thierry Henry is a bona fide Premier League great. Besides being incredibly gifted with the ball, Henry had a great tactical understanding of the game, which he highlighted during his time as the manager. However, a former Chelsea star has brought into light another facet of the Arsenal legend’s game. It seems the lethal striker was great at trash-talking and getting into his opponent’s heads.

Trash-talking is not a new concept in soccer. Recently, Brazilian defender Filipe Luis admitted to getting into Angel Di Maria’s head during the Madrid derby. These small details could be what separates a good player from a great one.

Chelsea defender opens up about how Thierry Henry once trash-talked

Former Chelsea defender Mario Melchiot knows Thierry Henry quite well. The duo participated in many heated Premier League clashes from 1999 to 2007. About Henry, the Chelsea man mentioned, “A player that I know that always wanted to do trash talk that was Thierry Henry. He will come next to me, he will go ‘Hey Mario come on man hey what’s going on man’, and I’ll say TI stop and he goes.”

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Melchiot also talked about the effectiveness of this tactic. He said, “He (Henry) was so clever and away from being good but also very clever try to get into your head and if he gets in your head, he knew I have him and he did not care if you were his friend. If you were his friend he wanted to embarrass you even more.” Moreover, Melchiot revealed that trash-talking was never his style and that he preferred to play the game on the pitch.

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Regardless of his insinuating tactics, Thierry Henry could walk the talk on the pitch. The two-time Premier League champion was among the inaugural inductees into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021. Yet, he was quite modest when discussing his trash-talking abilities.

Henry reveals the best trash-talker he has played against

During a punditry session with Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards, Thierry Henry named Robbie Savage as the best trash-talker he played against. The striker also jokingly claimed that Savage shouldn’t have talked in that way. As per the Frenchman, trash-talking has to be backed by performances on the pitch which the Welshman couldn’t.

Micah Richards had a stunned reaction on his face after hearing Thierry Henry mention Savage’s name. Moreover, the lethal striker also agreed with Jamie Carragher regarding Craig Bellamy. As per the Arsenal legend, Bellamy was in a zone of his own, with regard to trash talks. What is your opinion about trash-talking in soccer? Let us know in the comments below.

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