Thierry Henry: 'Weah, Ronaldo and Van Basten were my idols'

Thierry Henry: 'Weah, Ronaldo and Van Basten were my idols' | Rio & Thierry Part 1

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Our main man Rio interviews Thierry Henry on the BBC's World Cup set to talk about one of his favourite players of all time and a legend of the sport; George Weah.
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@fenomeno1134 9 жыл бұрын

Ronaldo Il Fenomeno from 1995-1999 was the most ferocious, dazzling and scintillating player I have seen to this day. Such a shame the knee injuries robbed him of his peak. He was a prodigy who inspired a generation and the world's best defenders were in awe of him.

@mysteriouspimp 6 жыл бұрын

Yes. Ronaldo was a Monster (in a good way).

@0123456787175 4 жыл бұрын

The real GOAT. The greatest player of all time without even a doubt. I take pride in discovering him before the world knew him. It was the Semi-Final at Atlanta Olympics 1996- Nigeria VS Brazil. I am Nigerian. Once he touched the ball, my heart would start raising hard. I didn’t know his name then but I named him ‘the evil one’. He was a complete beast on the ball. Thankfully, the Nigerian players noticed too, they broke his leg, he had to be substituted and Nigeria won via one of the greatest come-backs in football history. Nigerian and Arsenal legend Kanu scored the winning goal. That match was the first time a match was won by then newly introduced (now cancelled) sudden death or golden goal. What a time in football!

@user-sq8zg7ez2l 3 жыл бұрын

O.A O I agree. The greatest player I have ever seen. Just brilliance within him, without knee injuries, nobody would be within reach of him. Top 3 players of all time Ronaldo, cristiano and messi

@tonron888 3 жыл бұрын

@@0123456787175 i remember the very first time i saw ronaldo . Its was in 94 in a friendly match for brasil i was 9 years old and boi u just knew he was going to be special. At his best , he was the greatest iv seen.

@tonron888 3 жыл бұрын

Someone needs to do proper documentary on him on netfix, and show these youngsters what they missed. I feel he is forgotten now, he like the forgotton king.

@downshooter2k8 10 жыл бұрын

legends talking about legends

@5magazine 10 жыл бұрын

New title? :-)

@WassupFootballFinest 9 жыл бұрын

Ferdinand isn't a legend

@j-d-r-laird3526 9 жыл бұрын

MackAttack 27 agreed.. alwayd had good players around him and was a mistake every couple of games.. i genuinely believe cahill is strides ahead of rio and all other english CBs

@WassupFootballFinest 9 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree and cahill is definitely the best at the moment. John Terry was the best though In his day, what a player. And I don't really like terry as a person but there's no denying it, he was great. Ferdinand was never even the best CB at united (vidic), never mind england, and he'd have to win the league with QPR being top scorer to become a legend.

@unitedtillidie4680 9 жыл бұрын

MackAttack 27 go home kid

@Robson1898vascao 8 жыл бұрын

I miss the 90s... There was talent everywhere. Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Romario, Van Basten, Shearer, Weah, Henry, Zidane, Figo, Del Piero, Totti, Maldini, Cafu, Roberto Carlos, Seedorf, Berkgamp, Kluivert, Van der Sar, Vieira, etc etc etc

@rahmamohammednur2243 8 жыл бұрын

Zola,Juninho,asprilla,suker,boksic djalminha okocha hagi Kanu stoitkhov the laudrups, Gascoigne, Di canio, chiesa, morientes,tristan, stam, desailly, lizarazu, trezeguet, papan,ginola and more-that decade was unbelievable,Messi and cristiano have no competition today or any real defenders to come up against.

@michaeltrumph121 8 жыл бұрын

+Rahma Mohammednur so true

@Abule1989 8 жыл бұрын

+Rahma Mohammednur football nowadays is a crap. I really missed back days, when there were too many great players.

@alismgt8194 8 жыл бұрын

Roberto Baggio, Christan Vieri, Gabriel Batistuta, Buffon, Barthez, Dida, Mihajlović, Alvaro Recoba, Rui Costa, Boban, Denilson, Jurgen Klinsmann, Crespo, Veron, Ortega, Javier Zanetti, Nesta, Riquelme, Shevchenko, Filippo Inzaghi, Cannavaro, Pablo Aimar, Ayala, Raul and many more! Had to mention a few after reading all the above, When Football was REALLY exciting to watch!

@kstar4456 7 жыл бұрын

The defending is nowhere near the level as it used to be which makes ronaldo and messi seem unstoppable its not hard to get passed defenders such as david luiz if R9 was here now he would blow all the players out of the water

@MrDaggash1 9 жыл бұрын

"Mr George. You don't know " Classy, this guy Henry.

@abotti17 10 жыл бұрын

I liked it when he said the original Ronaldo

@iqharootunian2099 6 жыл бұрын

Taher ALSubiani nothing but the truth

@Uqjsz 5 жыл бұрын

Cause u know he is the first ronaldo then after him comes the second ronaldo did u get it

@DadreamDahreem 5 жыл бұрын

the only ronaldo - the other is christiano not really luis de nazario de lima - christiano should have changed his last name before playing

@Flinstone_Edible 5 жыл бұрын

@@DadreamDahreem it's cristiano not christiano

@theinvader8205 5 жыл бұрын

Orginal Ronaldo means the first ronaldo.Thats what he meant

@jarvisstayne5671 7 жыл бұрын

"People taking pictures of me and i was like Are you mad? George Weah is here" -Thierry Henry

@vaitalv9361 8 жыл бұрын

You can tell by his gestures when talking about Weah, reminiscing his childhood moments. That's how you idolize a player.

@FootballDaily 10 жыл бұрын

Henry, what a legend! Fascinating to hear him talk about his idols. Great stuff - looking forward to part 2!

@5magazine 10 жыл бұрын

More out tomorrow for new pearls of wisdom from Thierry :-)

@watmahbrown2222 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr. Thierry Henry for acknowledging the greatness of our Liberian soccer legend---"Manneh"

@luvomahlasela383 6 ай бұрын

Thierry Henry's facial expression when Discussing Weah😂... True Fan

@karaanwajeer 9 жыл бұрын

Luiz Nazario De Lima Ronaldo will always be my hero

@R9Rai 10 жыл бұрын

Ronaldo and Henry are hero's!

@mikailadolfsen2368 10 жыл бұрын

Hello! :)

@oobeast7669 10 жыл бұрын

i agree !!!! 100% !!!

@thelastjediknight1 9 жыл бұрын

*heroes

@axicautobodycare2897 5 жыл бұрын

In Kenya we are known for athletics and there is one community called kalenjin which most world champs come From and we used to call thiery Henry Langat which is common name is kalenjin because thiery was fast and always out run defenders with speed. (Thiery Henry aka Langat)

@dukukwamena12 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikailadolfsen2368 wee 3e

@INFINITY1664 6 жыл бұрын

“George Weah was not playing with a great national team” good point. This is why he’s one of the greatest

@skay6205 10 жыл бұрын

I grew up wanting to play like R9. he made football excitin wiv his skill, pace n finishin

@ArsenBoi89 8 жыл бұрын

"The original Ronaldo" love you Thierry!!!

@elpadrericardo9239 4 жыл бұрын

Ouhh you remember when cr7 destroyed arsenal and send to shut up henry but yeah the original Ronaldo it's da lima

@Alefarega 4 жыл бұрын

Spectre5826 stop crying 🤣

@DC-zi6se 4 жыл бұрын

With all due respect to Suarez and Lewandowski but if they are scoring 30-40 goals per season. Then, R9 would've scored 50-60 every season - no joke!

@dicesaresuarez7911 2 жыл бұрын

@@elpadrericardo9239 this year 2004 the arsenal win the premier hahahhahahahha you so sad boy..for one match you have a opinion hahhahahha ridiculous.

@LokyMusik Жыл бұрын

@@elpadrericardo9239 Ajax 93 -

@FolacticsFootball 10 жыл бұрын

"People were taking pictures of me and I was like: Are you mad?" :D

@kelvinogbeide313 5 жыл бұрын

He did admitted weah was his idol and love his love for him

@awangbelalang5377 5 жыл бұрын

@kkksvp 4 жыл бұрын

That's his simplicity.. What mr. George for him is what he is for others now.. Idol❤️

@luketutolo 5 жыл бұрын

I'm Italian but he deserved the Balloon D'Or when he was at arsenal

@karmohkamara2018 10 жыл бұрын

Great legend George Weah, the only African with World and European best player award.

@karmohkamara2018 9 жыл бұрын

He's a great legend

@peterr3759 4 жыл бұрын

that's a achievement, and he deserved it

@23gerenimo 6 жыл бұрын

So much respect for Henry for bringing up one of the greatest of all time.. I was born in Cameroon. As a kid I saw Weah play for a local club called Tonerre of Yaounde before going to Monaco- at home everyone knew he was a monster. He’s talent was unbelievable.. We all know how racist Italian can be - Weah was the best striker for AC Milan at the height of their power in the 90’s as a black man! Nothing but respect and admiration

@grinchoi1 9 жыл бұрын

Im with them on this. R9 the original and greatest striker to play the game. He changed the game for everyone. 90% of strikers today believe he is the greatest striker to play the game. From Zlatan, Zidane, Nasri, David Silva, Messi, Benzema, Chicharito...the list goes on n on.

@ordemeprogresso727 3 жыл бұрын

r9 is one in a life time, Suarez, Zlatan and even cr7 is not on his level and that is by far distance

@francisdubem5084 3 жыл бұрын

Thierry Henry best player in the world in his prime. Greatest player to ever grace the premier league.

@kelvinogbeide313 5 жыл бұрын

I like what he said about George weah....u have my love henry Pure love for weah.....from a nigerian

@SanDiegoSrbin1987 10 жыл бұрын

I m Big Juventus Fan, Del Piero is my Idol, but I also loved George Weah, Weah was a mix of Eto'o and Drogba in their prime, think about that, Strength and Raw Speed, Mr George was a special player...

@willdiaz5373 5 жыл бұрын

I'm big Juventus fan too since 1993 my favorite player is Roberto Baggio but I like Alex piero also

@skaaya1 3 жыл бұрын

@@willdiaz5373 I used to loooooove Roberto Baggio!! Still in my fave top 3 players ever.

@TA-ht4jo 3 жыл бұрын

Henry is one of my favorite players of all time!

@juniorgeizue18 6 жыл бұрын

As a little boy growing up in Monrovia on one of George weah's junior team.. I most have taken his humbleness for granted. Because even my idols idolize him wow

@MrAstarloco 10 жыл бұрын

This Thierry guy is amazing great footballer and top pundit!

@bimbum819 3 жыл бұрын

Van Basten best talent ever!

@fakephoenixprince 9 жыл бұрын

George Weah and Ronaldo are the two most unstoppable strikers ever. Weah was the most overpowered striker that probably played with great technique and an incredible eye for goal. I was talking to italians that watched AC Milan around that era that were able to see many legends, all four of those dudes (old guys) saying that he's the best striker they ever saw.

@ThePacemaker45 8 жыл бұрын

This was amazing. George Weah truly was unbelievable

@abdourahmanely627 2 жыл бұрын

Technically Ronaldo is the best...👌 a'm africain from SENEGAL 🇸🇳✊

@bahadorjafari2374 Жыл бұрын

Weah underrated by a lot of Young fans

@antcunningham1997 Жыл бұрын

@@bahadorjafari2374 geroge weah for me is the African Ronaldo el phenomeo he was a phenomenal player. A legend one of the very best 💙💙😁😁

@daveneo3580 3 жыл бұрын

Henry was a genius...so much pace ...but the skill and control to score amazing goals...wow..!!

@mourasantos 10 жыл бұрын

I'd rate Henry up there with any of them, alongside the likes of the players he just mentioned. That's how amazingly good he was.

@fantastic1231 5 жыл бұрын

I also have wonderful memories of the great George Weah at Ac Milan one of my most favorite clubs!!! Weah is undoubtedly one of the best players ever!!!!

@nathanpoppen7529 6 жыл бұрын

Love this. So proud to have Mr. George play at Chelsea towards the end of his career. Love Thierry in this too. What a classy man.

@kamikazinutter 10 жыл бұрын

So much respect in this video.

@nigelnyoni8265 3 жыл бұрын

R9 the Fenomenon ❤️ legend, GOAT. Of course Henry looks up to him. You know you're the GoAT when the Goats think you're the 🐐

@imtbi 10 жыл бұрын

lol taking advantage of the BBC studio. Cheeky one Rio ;)

@bayorgartweh8245 6 жыл бұрын

All hail King George, the GOAT (the greatest of all time)! 🇱🇷💪🏾✊🏾🔥

@simonforrest2522 6 жыл бұрын

Rio hit it on the head.. 'African power' ..its different.. it's raw and natural.. and looks so intimidating to opponents.. ALL HAIL KING GEORGE!!!

@demonkiyubi 10 жыл бұрын

4:10 " Ohhh George !! "

@007Fusiion 7 жыл бұрын

"Ohh Carolina!".

@andestung1760 3 жыл бұрын

Few footballers talk about their idols with such passion like Henry!

@edifysalim5359 8 жыл бұрын

1:32 love it when he said the original ronaldo hahahahaha

@kanehenry2606 6 жыл бұрын

Listen to the legend is something that i always like,it's great to talk about the best players on the planet

@JordynNexus 6 жыл бұрын

Sounded really British when he was saying "are you mad? Mr George, you don't know!" 😂

@benjaminreakiepowell1165 5 ай бұрын

GEORGE WEAH..GREAT BALLER

@James-kd8bb 3 жыл бұрын

Henry is a legend 100% 🙌 he had it all he was unreal for us at Arsenal

@Craig91214 10 жыл бұрын

My idol speaking of his idol!!! Farrkk mind blowned! Thierry Henry and George Weah!!

@magzie9880 10 жыл бұрын

"The original Ronaldo" Love #5 Magazine, and you guys :)

@geeNi87 5 жыл бұрын

in terms of power and physicality i would compare George Weah with the Great Eusébio. They both had Raw Talent of sheer speed and strength. Weah was a Legend and its because of his Humble African roots that he has been some what forgotten in the footballing world and that's quite a shame.

@michaelthapa4913 4 жыл бұрын

They both always shown high class Sportsmanship What a Legends 🥰🙂

@oz9680 5 жыл бұрын

Henry is a legend too but he is humble .He Destoyed my Brazil back then everytime he and Zidane played yet both him and Zidane speaks highly of R9 .Very humble.

@ordemeprogresso727 3 жыл бұрын

He can't stand Cr7. His selfishness And rude behavier. You can even watch his angry Expression when the Balondor are giving to him By henry. I cant remember Which year it was.

@ahmedabutaleb 8 жыл бұрын

Great Program Guys 2 legends talking about the legends , so for me the best ever is the phenomenon R9

@gundomatumba191 10 ай бұрын

Two great legends. Henry and Ferdinand were so great on the pitch ❤❤

@karloskaumunika2750 3 жыл бұрын

Simply beautiful....

@martyminus90 9 жыл бұрын

Rio, give us more of this.

@andoreskuqi7597 10 жыл бұрын

this was nice, more of this please !

@emmanuelziah451 5 жыл бұрын

Thierry Henry you have gain my respect!

@molaroismorais1955 5 жыл бұрын

George Weah is the best of them all !!!!

@juanjosebooks7991 6 жыл бұрын

Wow...two legends!!!

@kofi61161 10 жыл бұрын

This is great Rio

@BullykutaAmin 6 жыл бұрын

I love George weah

@awesomefaith5178 6 жыл бұрын

Thierry is right: George Weah had power, speed, finishing, n aerial scoring abilities. (I saw it first-hand). Just like Cristiano, Weah started as a right winger #7 in Africa & Monaco (insane dribbler) but later moved into #9, n still razed hell. Cristiano reminds me alot about Weah. Both @ 6ft 2in - from the traditional # 7, got into center roles with strentgh, speed n terrestrial n aerial abilities to match. Complete!!

@yulesavage7441 6 жыл бұрын

What a legend Goerge weah

@henrykettor5036 4 жыл бұрын

George Weah, the Legend

@steveohito3950 5 жыл бұрын

Mr. George! Henry has mad respect for Oppong Weah

@hamzahsyahputra696 9 жыл бұрын

Henry: "..Originally Ronaldo..". YEAH! Thats only one RONALDO! Thanks LEGEND!

@jaijeet7459 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's why Cristiano established his own legacy by CR7. El Phenomeno was just breathtaking, Cristiano has always been my idol but no one compares to this guy.

@einc70 6 жыл бұрын

Van basten, Romario, weah etc.. definitely greatest talents back in the mid 90s. For sure.

@ibrahimcamara9149 5 жыл бұрын

U guys forget r baggio

@TreatFX 10 жыл бұрын

This was amazing! So incredibly interesting!

@5magazine 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks TreatFX, we've got loads more new content coming out on the channel so stay tuned! Part 2 is coming tomorrow too...

@Channelforgood00 4 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal he was the best

@alextl97 9 жыл бұрын

You know you were good at football when thierry henry consideres you his idol.

@yogararku9053 8 жыл бұрын

king George weah Liberia

@L1AM_20_10 6 жыл бұрын

Van basten was my childhood hero too! Never knew Henry idolized him. They both have different playing styles but you can't fault van basten he was unique. And everyone looked up to him. Van basten and weah are probably the best striking duo in football history. The best era of football late 80's 90's.

@primemelon9496 3 жыл бұрын

He wore the #12 for France in honour of Van Basten

@yao052 3 жыл бұрын

@@primemelon9496 true

@GeoWrld-wq5se 3 жыл бұрын

2003 henry was a beast imo he is at the same page with the legends

@TheRealKillingMoon 9 жыл бұрын

George Weah was an awesome player back in the day.

@riddley39 9 жыл бұрын

George has got to be the greatest 50 year old to ever play the game hands down!!

@sesothomusichub2503 10 ай бұрын

The respect he has for other players 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽..

@slapingsboss9318 4 жыл бұрын

Remember that Weah played defence for his country sometimes too. And He was out standing as a defender as well . He even still sometimes play defence in Some charity games. So Weah was the best of all

@douglaspiaia9381 7 жыл бұрын

espírito. técnica. nascido para marcar. .the Best!!!!

@ezetreezy 10 жыл бұрын

LEGEND

@chiboy39 6 жыл бұрын

I hope someday there's a roundtable full of legends and talk about recent football.

@Nautilus1972 6 жыл бұрын

George Weah. Liberian President.

@nunogomes5705 6 жыл бұрын

Weah is Legend

@nunogomes5705 6 жыл бұрын

T.H legend

@kofisenam9772 6 жыл бұрын

Oh GEORGE

@warldorwessarnoelt3936 3 жыл бұрын

George Weah was so good that intolerance couldn’t stop anyone for voting him as European and World Best Player in 1995

@ajpierre 3 жыл бұрын

exactly they had no choice

@mirceapintelie361 2 жыл бұрын

Actually that was the year when the rules have changed to allow non european players to be nominated.Thats why Maradona never won Ballon d'Or

@warldorwessarnoelt3936 2 жыл бұрын

@@mirceapintelie361 you have a point but I m talking about voting a non “commercialized” person of African descent to be crowned the “best” in the “world” . Let’s face the music

@karadanianoI 3 жыл бұрын

this man is the reason of why till this day i'm an arsenal fan.

@muslimmakhachev3746 Жыл бұрын

For me in my entire life... i never seen a player with the ball on his feet fast speed as Ronaldo Nazario..he truely unbeleivable

@KMervJr 10 жыл бұрын

The mere fact that some idiots have to ask which Ronaldo is he talking about, shows some people just don't know history.. Smh henry legend!! His face when he says "OH GEORGE" ! Loll priceless (4:09)

@hadimjaw1660 5 жыл бұрын

Nice bro God bless you

@oscarserrano5846 8 жыл бұрын

Lol Hernry "Oh George"

@vivekrbs 4 жыл бұрын

weah was something else

@MorningRunner_ 7 жыл бұрын

1:33 "the original" Ronaldo... lol!

@shehzaadasongeet7676 7 жыл бұрын

Morning Runner Yeah...Brazilian Ronaldo The Phenomenon

@reevesmirondo 6 жыл бұрын

Morning Runner sounds like there is a fake Ronaldo 😂🤣

@CliffdeZoete 6 жыл бұрын

C. Ronaldo is pretty fake alright. Wannabe Messi...

@valt1337 4 жыл бұрын

at least he wasnt rude like Mourinho when he said "im talking about the real ronaldo" reffering to ronaldo nazzario and not to cr7

@MM-vr8rj 4 жыл бұрын

@@reevesmirondo well not a fake one but a plastic one

@andrewburgess633 7 жыл бұрын

awesome

@Obizz1000 9 жыл бұрын

African Powerr!!!!

@007Fusiion 7 жыл бұрын

Glad Henry didn't respond to that.

@stanmonzon5788 3 жыл бұрын

Gerd Muller is my favourite. What a striker.

@mohammedmsheriff7480 4 жыл бұрын

He was king George Weah, greatest physical footballer

@woundedlion3620 4 жыл бұрын

Eeeeh Thierry Henry said I loved George mehnnnn!🇱🇷🇱🇷

@mikeg7244 7 жыл бұрын

Who else loved "the original Ronaldo " 😂

@mysteriouspimp 6 жыл бұрын

@simonshashipapo4996 6 жыл бұрын

Originally Ronaldo was the best ever. 2 severe knee injuries but still top world cup goal scorer..

@87abig 5 жыл бұрын

@luketutolo 5 жыл бұрын

Everyone

@phinehasmathius415 4 жыл бұрын

R9 The true goat ... Robbed of that joy of many years of true peak thru injuries ... yes, he never reached his true peak and that’s the scary part ... he had to reinvent his game cause he lost that superhuman pace