Brighton defender, Leon Balogun has acknowledged that former Arsenal forward, Thierry Henry was a delight to watch on the pitch.
The Nigerian who disclosed on the club’s official website that he started his career as a striker also revealed that the ex-France international remains his all-time favourite player.
”Thierry Henry is my all-time favourite player. I started as a striker and I’ve always admired offensive players more, because it’s just beautiful to watch them.
”He showed class on the pitch, but almost arrogance. The way he was moving so elegantly over the field, strong and fast, he just had style in the way he was scoring goals.
”That was something that caught my eye. I loved the way he put the ball into the back of the net — and his celebrations were great as well. For me, he was just pure class,” he added.
”If you’re a defender, of course you have your role-model defensive players, but Thierry Henry was the first player that I can remember who played with style.”
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Recalled that Balogun made headlines when he scored against Crystal Palace in December which was adjudged the fastest scored by a subsititute in the premier league.