Thierry Henry's glowing tribute to Luis Enrique's PSG

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·2. Juni 2026

Thierry Henry's glowing tribute to Luis Enrique's PSG

Thierry Henry (48), Arsenal’s former legendary striker, praised Luis Enrique’s Paris Saint-Germain (56), the Parisian club’s manager, in an Instagram post. Despite his attachment to the Gunners, the Frenchman delivered a strong tribute to the Parisian project and its impact on French football.

Henry: “Luis Enrique and PSG have forever changed the history of French football”

“Although I am an Arsenal supporter, and that will never change, credit must be given where credit is due, especially when it comes to French football,” he said. “Luis Enrique and PSG have forever changed the history of French football. What they have achieved, and above all the way they did it, has no equivalent in France. I haven’t seen a French team play this well, and with this much confidence, on the European stage since Marseille in the 1990s. So congratulations and well done to everyone involved in this project. Hats off, PSG.”

The tribute matters because it does not come from a neutral observer. Henry speaks as an Arsenal supporter, in other words from the camp of a European rival directly struck by Parisian power. His message places PSG in another dimension: that of a club now recognized for its style of play, not just its financial means.

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The reference to Marseille in the 1990s also gives extra weight to his words. Henry is not just praising a victory; he is validating an impression of rare dominance by a French club on the European stage.

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