😮 If you can run... Henry shows no respect for the Bundesliga | OneFootball

What’s going on, Thierry Henry? The Frenchman has once again spoken out, taking sharp jabs at the Bundesliga with his pointed remarks.

On 'Sky Sports', the Arsenal icon dropped a comment that is sure to rub many German fans the wrong way. "I always have a question mark over players from the Bundesliga," Henry made clear. "The way the league works there, you can get a lot of chances if you can run." Ouch. That stings.

The trigger for his comments was likely, among other things, the rocky start Florian Wirtz has had at Liverpool FC. The €125-million man is still waiting for his first competitive goal for the Reds, more than three months after the start of the season.

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Of course, that’s an easy target for criticism. But the 48-year-old went on: other new arrivals like Xavi Simons, Jeremie Frimpong, and Benjamin Sesko have also had problems on the island. "In the Premier League, players can keep up with your pace, so it’s really difficult," said Henry. His subtext: there’s no more easy counter-attacking play against Heidenheim. The only thing he left out was calling it a "Farmers League."

What’s interesting, though, is that Henry didn’t just criticize the named players or the Bundesliga, but modern football as a whole. "Teams sit very deep, the spaces are tight," he warned, meaning: creative players like Wirtz or Simons are nowadays much more likely to be pressed into a tactical corset and are allowed to take fewer risks than before.

Now it’s your turn: Is Henry right with his sweeping criticism of the Bundesliga? Or are such claims out of touch with reality? Let us know in the comments!

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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