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Thierry Henry's first 100 goals for arsenal, 1999-2003
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00:00:45I signed him then because of the pace, the physical power, the spirit and I believe the potential
00:00:53to play central.
00:00:54It's very good.
00:00:56Whoa, what an equaliser.
00:00:59Come on, Ray.
00:01:01Obviously, when the Petsy arrived a bit late on, I saw all the times they were showing some
00:01:05games and obviously the boss, Arsene Wenger was here.
00:01:09And I don't know, I just like the stadium, the colour of the kids and I don't know, just
00:01:18a feeling that I had.
00:01:20It is a difficult story to describe, but sometimes when you know that the club might be good,
00:01:29so that's why I wanted to join.
00:01:45Tony Adams, Henri, again Olmeyda couldn't stay with him and Henri has scored a terrific goal.
00:01:57His first as an Arsenal player.
00:02:02And one that he and the Arsenal supporters present will remember for an awful long time to come.
00:02:13just the sort of moment of inspiration that this game as a whole has lacked.
00:02:17Almeyda didn't make enough of a nuisance of himself and Henri made him pay the supreme price.
00:02:27Losing his balance, but never his style or the power in his shot.
00:02:33When we went there to play against Southampton and I remember I came on and as soon as I came
00:02:38on
00:02:38I had a one against one with the goalkeeper and once again I didn't score.
00:02:44And then I just had received the ball I think from Tony Adams and I was back to the net
00:02:49and I just controlled the ball I think I turned my defender and then without thinking I just shot
00:03:00and the ball went in the back of the net and then after it was like a big relief obviously
00:03:06for me
00:03:06but for the boss as well because he had that confidence in me and I just wanted to prove that
00:03:15he wasn't wrong
00:03:15and to prove to the Arsenal fan that I can do it and to my teammates you know, that was
00:03:20the most important thing.
00:03:26Long from Winterberg.
00:03:31And can Arsenal still find a chance? Here they found more than that!
00:03:35They found a goal from Thierry Henry!
00:03:40Well the lead is restored to a real sense of relief.
00:03:50Johnson.
00:03:51Powell.
00:03:55Burton.
00:04:00Overmars.
00:04:03Trying to get away.
00:04:05Henry.
00:04:05Henry's there first!
00:04:07And there's equalised!
00:04:12Simple and incisive.
00:04:17Overmars.
00:04:23Space there for Henry to run onto.
00:04:25Henry!
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00:04:54That's marvellous.
00:04:57Henry.
00:05:00Arsenal have got all that early anxiety, it seems, out of their system.
00:05:04And Nolc scored once and might have had three.
00:05:08And Arsenal have two.
00:05:10And it's another French flourish.
00:05:13Henry this time.
00:05:20Overmars.
00:05:20Canu's gone to the right.
00:05:22Henry moving through the centre, distracting the defenders.
00:05:25Winterburn from the left.
00:05:27Silvino.
00:05:28So many avenues for Arsenal to explore.
00:05:31And in the end, it was a question of who would get it.
00:05:33It's Henry.
00:05:45This is Canu feeding Henry.
00:05:49It's still Gelli.
00:05:50Henry.
00:05:51And it's 2-0.
00:05:52And that might do it for Arsenal now.
00:06:06Here's Henry off and running again.
00:06:10Oh, it's Fizz past Sorensen.
00:06:14Well, he's not worrying about the one he missed.
00:06:18Thierry Henry with only three minutes gone.
00:06:22But just look at the power from Thierry Henry.
00:06:24Henry.
00:06:28Henry skips round Bold.
00:06:31Can Arsenal wrap it up here.
00:06:38Well, that will break Sunderland's resistance, surely.
00:06:45Henry.
00:06:46And it's typical of the way Thierry Henry has been in recent league games here.
00:06:51And it's embarrassing for Steve Bold to see the young French forward nip past him.
00:06:59Henry.
00:07:01Thierry Henry.
00:07:05Thierry Henry.
00:07:07Whoa, what an equaliser.
00:07:10From Henry.
00:07:15Well, it's quite an audacious attempt.
00:07:24Birdcap.
00:07:25Here's over Mars now.
00:07:26Only Henry in the centre for Arsenal.
00:07:28Jeremy.
00:07:31Speed off the mark.
00:07:33Got across the defender.
00:07:352-0 to Arsenal.
00:07:37Wow, that's brilliant.
00:07:38That's brilliant football.
00:07:40Started inevitably with the ability of the Dutchman and Dennis Birdcap to wait, to wait.
00:07:47and then deliver it right on cue so that Overmars can look up and worry about crossing.
00:07:54Look at Overmars, have a little look.
00:07:55He doesn't need to control the ball, neither does Omri.
00:07:58It's a brilliant near-posh run and a beautiful clinical finish.
00:08:03That's a fantastic goal.
00:08:11Fatih takes it.
00:08:13And they've got it from Thierry Henry's header.
00:08:21Great ball in, absolute peak to the cross.
00:08:25Great delivery.
00:08:27Sounds easy, it's a simple header, but they're caught short in the back post.
00:08:32Three header, two yards out.
00:08:35Confident player at the moment, Thierry Henry.
00:08:38You wouldn't expect him to miss it.
00:08:40The main goal is Arsene.
00:08:42He was the one who said when I arrived here that he would play me as a centre-forward.
00:08:46And a couple of people were maybe saying that he was a bit wrong back in France because
00:08:52some people never saw me play really as a centre-forward.
00:08:56But Arsene saw me play as a centre-forward when I was young.
00:09:00And then he knew what I was capable to do on the pitch as a centre-forward.
00:09:04And it wasn't easy at the beginning, but he was the only one to think that I can do it.
00:09:09Even myself, you know, I was already a bit doubtful about it.
00:09:13But he was the only one to think, so all the credit for him.
00:09:27It's 6-1 now on aggregate for Arsenal against the leaders of Spain's Primera Liga.
00:09:42It's a bit short for Vieira, but he's used his strength not for the first time tonight,
00:09:46impressively.
00:09:47And play on, says the official on the far side.
00:09:50Thierry Henry, Thierry Henry's in the clear and Arsenal leave.
00:09:55He really is the in-form man in front of goal, especially in the UEFA Cup.
00:10:00Well, that's a horrendous error from Barman.
00:10:03We'll see what's very close for offside.
00:10:05Arsenal get it.
00:10:09Because they're wearing the decision, the flag stays down.
00:10:13And it's a wonderful finish, but you wouldn't expect anything else, would you,
00:10:16from a man as confident as Thierry Henry?
00:10:33And it's Thierry Henry taking on the responsibility here against Ian Walker.
00:10:412-1 to Arsenal.
00:10:46And all that that means in the North London derby.
00:10:58Canu.
00:11:01And here's Parlett.
00:11:02Will he go it alone?
00:11:04He'll look for Henry.
00:11:12Well, Thierry Henry almost reluctant to accept any credit here.
00:11:16But it needed knocking in, and knock it in he did.
00:11:22Chippo.
00:11:28Thierry Henry had a quick glance round to see how much space he had.
00:11:32Plenty.
00:11:33Henry!
00:11:34That's Arsenal!
00:11:38Well, the goal has been coming.
00:11:40They've dominated play without really being able to do that much with it.
00:11:45But Pierre-Ére finds Henry, and the French connection works for Arsenal once more.
00:11:50Thierry Henry's 18th of the season, and is 16th in his last 23 games.
00:11:55It's a big goal for Arsenal.
00:12:02So, here goes Oré.
00:12:05And it's 3-1 at Sellers Park to Arsenal.
00:12:13Bergkamp.
00:12:15Parler.
00:12:16Oré!
00:12:17Crisp as you like for Arsenal.
00:12:25And Thierry Henry's hot streak continues at Elland Road.
00:12:34Gilbert.
00:12:36Ciccora.
00:12:37Just buying Longs a little bit of time here.
00:12:42Henry!
00:12:45Well, that's a truly wonderful goal from Thierry Henry.
00:12:50It's a cameo of his current form.
00:13:03It's a probing pass by Petit.
00:13:06And there's no offside, and an air of inevitability about what happened next from Thierry Henry.
00:13:16Henry.
00:13:17Henry.
00:13:20Still Henry.
00:13:21The opposition just melted away from him.
00:13:28Well, we need an extra supply of superlatives for this fella.
00:13:32And it's 3-0 to the Gunners.
00:13:38Oh, Henry's in here.
00:13:40And he's around the Hoy.
00:13:43Must be.
00:13:47Chelsea gift Arsenal the first goal.
00:13:50But it's expertly taken by Thierry Henry.
00:13:55A ninth consecutive game he scores for Arsenal.
00:14:03Sloppy defending by Frank Leboeuf.
00:14:07And another Frenchman took advantage.
00:14:14Melchot.
00:14:21And board is free on that left-hand side.
00:14:25Board just bubbled up a little bit for George Ware.
00:14:32Flo.
00:14:33Flo.
00:14:33Melchot unmarked on this near-touch line, but Flo's going the other way.
00:14:40Melchot does now get the ball.
00:14:46And just got there ahead of Wise.
00:14:48Quickly forward to Burkant.
00:14:50Thierry Henry holding his run.
00:14:51And effectively so.
00:14:55Trying to get away from Desailly, which he's there!
00:15:00Oh, it's 2-0 Arsenal!
00:15:04He's scored another!
00:15:14Desailly came across and then Thierry Henry went around him,
00:15:19through the legs of De Hoy.
00:15:23Luzhning.
00:15:25Little ball to Silvino.
00:15:27Bergkamp.
00:15:29Overmars round the back.
00:15:31It's only Carnot in the middle.
00:15:33This is Henry!
00:15:35And he just gets better!
00:15:41And Thierry Henry grabs number 26 of the season.
00:15:48And it's his tenth game in succession,
00:15:51in which he scores.
00:15:55And that looks like the killer blow for Sheffield Wednesday.
00:16:02Carnot was there as well, but Henri is the man on fire.
00:16:08A record-breaking first season for Thierry.
00:16:11His feat of scoring in seven consecutive games,
00:16:14matching Alan Shearer's Premiership record.
00:16:16He helped the club qualify for the Champions League
00:16:18for the third successive season,
00:16:20and reached the UEFA Cup final.
00:16:31Borac, Canu, Henri, take your pick.
00:16:36Henri's going to.
00:16:39Good save.
00:16:41He's there again!
00:16:42And no mistake!
00:16:43The points belong to Arsenal,
00:16:45and last season's top scorer
00:16:47was off the mark again.
00:16:50Ben goes a 0-0 draw.
00:16:53Right he is.
00:16:57Oh, Liverpool were totally exposed in the back,
00:17:00and threw everything forward.
00:17:02But what about the quick thinking from Martin Keogh?
00:17:04He realised that Liverpool were hopelessly outnumbered.
00:17:08On show, hopeless task.
00:17:10He tries to hold them up.
00:17:12Keeper makes a great save.
00:17:13It comes back.
00:17:14But what about that for a finish from Henri?
00:17:18Great finish.
00:17:35Bergkamp and Lundberg among the substitutes.
00:17:38Here's Adams.
00:17:39Bit of space for Thierry Henry!
00:17:42Oh, my, what a beat!
00:17:46Within seconds of the restarts,
00:17:49the Frenchman shows the watching,
00:17:52Sylvain Viltord,
00:17:54what he's got to emulate here at Highbury.
00:18:04And it was Adams here,
00:18:06and Henri,
00:18:07all his own work.
00:18:19Carnot.
00:18:23Thierry Henry racing into the centre.
00:18:25Thierry Henry!
00:18:31What a show the French players have put on this afternoon.
00:18:39Ramondi's ball in.
00:18:40Really good first touch.
00:18:42Rufus fell to ground.
00:18:44Decisive finish.
00:18:56Oh, he's in.
00:18:58And Henri scores.
00:18:59Doesn't he always?
00:19:18Don't read.
00:19:20What a goal!
00:19:26inspiration for Arsenal from Thierry Henry.
00:19:31Well, you waxed lyrical about Ryan Giggs is in the FA Cup semi-final.
00:19:34Have a look at one of the greatest goals I've seen on this ground.
00:19:38That's deliberate.
00:19:39That's majestic.
00:19:40Sheer brilliance.
00:19:42Sheer brilliance.
00:19:44That's all you can say about that piece of football from a talented, talented footballer.
00:19:51Absolutely unceivable.
00:19:53Absolutely unceivable.
00:19:55I think I received the ball from Gilles Grunendi who played the free kick really quick.
00:20:02I just flicked the ball and, I don't know, I turned and I shook.
00:20:06And the ball went in.
00:20:09Why I did it?
00:20:11I don't know.
00:20:12Sometimes when I try things, people might say, you know, that's a bit arrogant or that's
00:20:16a bit, you know, maybe sometimes people might think, oh, who he thinks he is, you know, like,
00:20:23why he's trying that, you know, he thinks he's Superman or something.
00:20:26But that's my game.
00:20:28I like to try things.
00:20:29And obviously when it goes in the back of the net, people stay like, when it doesn't, obviously
00:20:34you get stick from it.
00:20:35But that's the way it is.
00:20:37I like to take risks.
00:20:40Viltord is the man who appears to be set to come on for Arsenal.
00:20:43Perez through to Thierry Henry.
00:20:46Can you get the shot in?
00:20:47Oh, I'll say.
00:20:52He looks absolutely dumbfounded, Davy James.
00:20:59And Henry's expression is minimalist as well.
00:21:05Relief more than anything for Wenger and for Arsenal.
00:21:15Lundberg 4-4, Sylvain Viltor, who will be able to stop the ball going out of play for a goal
00:21:20kick.
00:21:23He's beaten Pryor beautifully.
00:21:26Henry!
00:21:28That's the goal of the afternoon.
00:21:33Thierry Henry makes it four for Arsenal, but no doubt as to the architect, Sylvain Viltor with some mesmeric skill.
00:21:44Had the ball for a full 10-15 seconds before he eventually got past Pryor.
00:21:49A pinpoint cross.
00:21:52Henry bringing the ball down with his first touch and smacking it home with the second.
00:21:59Once more, it's two against two.
00:22:00City having committed bodies forward.
00:22:03Henry to Viltor.
00:22:04Can he supply with the return ball?
00:22:06Yes, he can!
00:22:075-0!
00:22:13Arsenal with a real example of their title credentials.
00:22:17A fantastic display, particularly in the second half.
00:22:20And Thierry Henry is there to seal the victory.
00:22:36Was that a penalty?
00:22:37Yes!
00:22:50Arsenal in front.
00:22:59Arsenal!
00:23:01Arsenal!
00:23:02Arsenal!
00:23:03Arsenal!
00:23:04Arsenal!
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00:23:08Not quite the rip-roaring atmosphere you might expect at the start of a game.
00:23:11I wonder if it's been dampened a little bit by the way.
00:23:13Pryor's trying to lift it.
00:23:14Henry lets it run.
00:23:15It'll come for Canu!
00:23:16It'll come for Henry!
00:23:18Now they're roaring!
00:23:20An Arsenal goal in three minutes!
00:23:23Thierry Henry!
00:23:28Arsenal fans will be delighted with that.
00:23:30It was a quick break.
00:23:31And when the ball came to Canu, it looked for a brief second as though he might have just delayed
00:23:36his opportunity.
00:23:37And it ran somewhat kindly.
00:23:40And Henry made no mistake.
00:23:42There we see the ball in by Pryor, a little dummy by Henry.
00:23:45And there he was.
00:23:48It was Effenberg making the last challenge.
00:23:51Thierry Henry's first European goal of the season.
00:23:55Go!
00:23:56Go!
00:23:57Go!
00:23:59Go!
00:24:00Go!
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00:24:39Go!
00:24:40To play it in.
00:24:42Ulrich!
00:24:46That is a stunner.
00:24:55It was the first time that Perez had come across to the right-hand side to take a corner.
00:25:02And didn't he strike it sweetly?
00:25:08Dixon.
00:25:12Henry, away from Elliott.
00:25:153-1.
00:25:19And Thierry Henry made an international class centre-back in Matt Elliott.
00:25:24Looked just a little daft.
00:25:29Easy to criticise though. Desperately difficult to combat.
00:25:32But the bounce of the ball defeated Elliott as much as anything.
00:25:35And from there on in, only one result was likely.
00:25:46And it's Vivas.
00:25:52And Henry is onside. Here's the chance for the third.
00:25:56Poor Tim Flowers.
00:25:59Never stood a chance.
00:26:05Arsenal complete in that hand.
00:26:10And it's hat-trick Henry.
00:26:15Perfectly timed through ball.
00:26:17Now who would you back from here?
00:26:20Not the man in green, that's for sure.
00:26:22The first one was half volley that I just looked at, I think Robert Perez did the corner.
00:26:26And I just looked at Robert, I mean on his way I think to show the corner kick I said,
00:26:31have a look I will be on the edge of the box.
00:26:33And then he gave me a great ball and I just, I didn't think the ball was coming, I just
00:26:38wanted to really hit it hard and that's what happened when the ball went in the back of the net.
00:26:44And then I think the second was the ball played by Lee Dixon.
00:26:47I think I've been a bit lucky because Matt Elliott missed the ball.
00:26:50I mean, both of us missed the ball.
00:26:53And then I think that I reacted quicker than him and I just, then after I controlled the ball, put
00:26:59it down and then shot with my left foot.
00:27:02A bit lucky because the ball went in between the legs of Tim Flowers.
00:27:05But I have to take it and then the third one was a ball played by Nelson Vivas and then
00:27:13one against one again with the, with the keeper and then I just ran around, around him and then I
00:27:17scored in the, in the internet.
00:27:26Clapham, Matt Holland now, no outlet available too far down that left side.
00:27:33But.
00:27:35In fact, it's going to go Arsenal's way again here.
00:27:39Duncan snaps it through to Thierry Henry.
00:27:44The top gunner makes the difference.
00:27:52Arsenal have finally found a way, pass Richard Wright.
00:28:00Arsene Wenger through Thierry Henry.
00:28:03Thierry Henry into the action and it played off.
00:28:07A typical Henry finish.
00:28:13Can he want the ball now?
00:28:15Here's Ashley Cole.
00:28:16What can he deliver from here?
00:28:17He's taken out de Flandre and Cole has crossed.
00:28:20And Henry!
00:28:22And Arsenal lead.
00:28:28The Gunners took on London rivals Chelsea in round five of the FA Cup.
00:28:53Oh, impudent, cheeky, cocky, and classy.
00:29:00Thierry Henry, but you've got to love Thierry Henry.
00:29:25No dispute about this one.
00:29:28Thierry Henry.
00:29:39No half measures here.
00:29:43Cole's corner.
00:29:47Breakthrough from Thierry Henry in the nick of time.
00:29:54How Arsenal needed that.
00:29:59When they needed the top man, the top man rose for them.
00:30:06And 82 minutes of knocking at the door have finally preceded a positive answer.
00:30:13Thierry Henry.
00:30:14Well, it was a lovely driven ball, but he got a super run at it and it was a magnificent
00:30:18leap.
00:30:26Vast jump from Thierry Henry.
00:30:31This is Young.
00:30:35Etherington.
00:30:35He's trying to make things happen for Tottenham.
00:30:38He's been put on with those instructions, but he ran into a bit of trouble.
00:30:41It's one against one.
00:30:42Henry against Perry.
00:30:44Which way will it go?
00:30:45It's Henry.
00:30:46It's Henry.
00:30:47And it's 2-0.
00:30:49How about that?
00:30:53It's a French double for Arsenal.
00:30:56First Perez.
00:30:57Then Henry.
00:31:06Well, just look at the little shuffle.
00:31:08I'm afraid Etherington ran into trouble in midfield.
00:31:11Henry was left one-on-one with Perry.
00:31:13Look at the razzle-dazzle.
00:31:16There you go.
00:31:17Gets the ball out.
00:31:18Sticks it in the back of the mat.
00:31:202-0.
00:31:21And Thierry Henry hits 20 goals for the season like this.
00:31:27His balance there was extraordinary.
00:31:33Vieira.
00:31:34Real tour.
00:31:42Vieira.
00:31:43Galloping forward and driving into space and finding Sylvain Wiltor.
00:31:47He's got a run.
00:31:48Orglamar.
00:31:49Wiltor's cross.
00:31:49Chelsea for Cano.
00:31:50And would you believe his control let him down.
00:31:52Pires to Henry.
00:31:53Fabulous.
00:31:55Absolutely fabulous.
00:31:57Thierry Henry has equalised from the most delicious back heel.
00:32:00It's been disallowed.
00:32:02It's been disallowed, is it?
00:32:03No.
00:32:04No, he stopped for a moment.
00:32:06And like I thought there'd been a flag, but it was the back heel from Pires.
00:32:10The delicious skill of Pires, which set up Thierry Henry.
00:32:16Now, did the flag go up over Thierry Henry or not?
00:32:19The flag didn't go up at all.
00:32:20I was watching the lines of him because that was my first thought.
00:32:22I thought he's got a flag for offside.
00:32:24Looks like the chance is gone when Kanya doesn't control it.
00:32:27He's onside.
00:32:27I mean, how onside do you want?
00:32:30And Onglamar has kept everybody on.
00:32:32And it was an easy finish in the end for him.
00:32:34But this is very, very clever.
00:32:35The only thing Pires could do, get in there.
00:32:38And now there's a whole lift to the whole place.
00:32:50Cole.
00:32:52Now Wiltor.
00:32:53Here's Henry.
00:33:00A rightward pass Everton, guilty of giving the ball away far too easily.
00:33:04And Arsenal have got a fourth goal.
00:33:07It's Thierry Henry.
00:33:15A goal from absolutely nothing for Arsenal.
00:33:22More it was who gave the ball away, presented it to Vieira.
00:33:26And there was a deflection there that brought him to Bobble just across the penalty area.
00:33:31And Henry with the nifty footwork who got the better of Gerrard.
00:33:37A second season at Highbury and another impressive wall for the Frenchman.
00:33:4222 goals to fire Arsenal into the Champions League again.
00:33:45And this strike against Manchester United voted goal of the season.
00:33:54And it's Sol Campbell sending it long.
00:33:58Wiltor in pursuit.
00:34:01Oh, there's confusion here.
00:34:03It's bounced off Windass straight to Ulrich.
00:34:05First goal of Arsenal's Premiership season.
00:34:10And it's come from a familiar source, but in an unfamiliar way, really.
00:34:23Here's Canu.
00:34:26Henri!
00:34:30A half century of goals for Arsenal.
00:34:38Flowers and Leicester on their knees.
00:34:46And on a predictable day with the dismissals of Vieira and Wise, a predictable goalscorer.
00:35:04Goal push out.
00:35:06Straight to Ulrich.
00:35:08Ed de Gouy.
00:35:10Only knocked the ball back into play.
00:35:15As Pirouz got through and Thierry Ulrich did the rest for Arsenal.
00:35:23All right.
00:35:27Jungberg.
00:35:28All right.
00:35:30Beautifully worked goal.
00:35:45Van Bromkost.
00:35:47Wiltor.
00:35:48Van Bromkost is in.
00:35:49Open ground ahead of him.
00:35:51Oh, Ulrich.
00:35:53It's two.
00:36:01Two in as many minutes.
00:36:04Palpable relief around Highbury.
00:36:07And the previously miserable Arsenal manager off his seat in delight.
00:36:12Well, I think Arsenal were guilty of it early on, not making tackles in midfield.
00:36:16And look at Vermans' attempt to try and get back at Van Bromkost.
00:36:19Poor.
00:36:19I thought they were going to try and walk it into the net.
00:36:21He had Wiltor and Jungberg outside him.
00:36:24But Ulrich majestic.
00:36:27Here's Pala.
00:36:28No changes to either side at half-time.
00:36:31One or two sartorial alterations, though, of which we're in a moment.
00:36:35Ulrich.
00:36:36And here's Vieira, who's in.
00:36:39Down he goes.
00:36:41And the referee says penalty kick.
00:36:45Oliver Wreck.
00:36:47The veteran German goalkeeper.
00:36:50Penalised for bringing down Patrick Vieira.
00:36:54Thierry Henry couldn't wait to put the ball on the spot.
00:36:57And that's why.
00:36:59Because he knew he was going to score.
00:37:08Goal.
00:37:10Well, it's becoming a speciality for Ulrich.
00:37:19Wall could do nothing about it.
00:37:20Goalkeeper could do nothing about it.
00:37:27So, after a look to Thierry Henry from another penalty.
00:37:31And it just about gets beyond Andy Oaks.
00:37:36We've got plenty on it, but not enough.
00:37:43Henry.
00:37:45Pass to Tesson.
00:37:48Oh, there's a deflection on the shot.
00:37:50Paul Jones stranded.
00:37:52Southampton 0-0, Arsenal 2.
00:37:56One of Thierry Henry's more fortunate premiership goals.
00:38:17The guy just cannot stop scoring.
00:38:21Though he should turn and he should acknowledge the part played by Patrick Vieira,
00:38:25whose tackle and pass made it possible.
00:38:31Of course, it's Thierry Henry.
00:38:37And Thierry Henry doesn't miss.
00:38:40He never misses.
00:38:42And Arsenal are back in front.
00:38:46Here is Dennis Bergkamp.
00:38:52Passed one, but not the other.
00:38:54Done.
00:38:55And Flickcroft.
00:38:56Here's Dunne again.
00:39:00Good work from Vieira and Bergkamp.
00:39:03This is Will Thorne.
00:39:05Looking for a run on goal.
00:39:07Henry.
00:39:08Surely, yes!
00:39:103-2, Arsenal.
00:39:12Guess who?
00:39:12Thierry Henry.
00:39:17Henry.
00:39:18Will Thorne played a big part in that.
00:39:22And Henry, his fellow countryman, is the first to acknowledge it.
00:39:29This was all about attacking poise and panache.
00:39:33Will Thorne to Henry.
00:39:35And he steered it in delightfully.
00:39:4212 in 13 games now.
00:39:46This is Carlos.
00:39:47The referee, though, will pull play back.
00:39:50Chance for Arsenal to get the ball down the pitch.
00:39:53And Leo Franco's off his line.
00:39:54Will Ulrich try the chip?
00:39:56Or will he go all the way himself?
00:39:58He's done it!
00:40:02Monsieur Kuhl.
00:40:05Book your tickets for the second phase, because Arsenal are through.
00:40:13As Kuhl finds Pirat a lovely turn by the Frenchman to set himself up.
00:40:17But he finds...
00:40:18Oh, yeah!
00:40:19And this time it's in.
00:40:23They only denied the inevitable by 30 seconds.
00:40:47This to make it 4-2.
00:40:53Which he has.
00:40:55Game on again.
00:40:58Cole.
00:41:00Kuala.
00:41:04Knocked by Brown initially.
00:41:06The back pass from Beckham.
00:41:08Oh, Bartes.
00:41:09Straight to Henry.
00:41:13Absolutely extraordinary.
00:41:16Thierry Henry has got his goal.
00:41:19And Fabian Bartes has to take full responsibility.
00:41:242-1 to Arsenal.
00:41:27What must the manager make of it?
00:41:30Well, it's incredible.
00:41:32It just keeps happening.
00:41:34And keeps happening.
00:41:35And keeps happening.
00:41:36It's a bread and butter clearance.
00:41:38He's got wonderful feet, Bartes.
00:41:40Probably one of the best goalkeepers I've seen.
00:41:42Clearing the ball with his feet.
00:41:44But that is just so out of character.
00:41:47It's up.
00:41:51Vieira.
00:41:53Henry.
00:41:53Bartes comes...
00:41:55And has lost it.
00:41:57Henry!
00:41:58Has surely wrapped it up.
00:42:02For Fabian Bartes.
00:42:05It's a catastrophe again.
00:42:07For Thierry Henry.
00:42:09It's suddenly all clicked into place.
00:42:11After the Arsenal chances were going and begging.
00:42:14Arsenal 3.
00:42:15Manchester United 1.
00:42:18Now, goalkeeper.
00:42:19Left with a total sense of disbelief.
00:42:22Brilliant running from Henry.
00:42:23I have to say Martin.
00:42:24But...
00:42:25I mean, the look of horror on Bartes' face said it all to me.
00:42:33I was feeling for him because it's a friend of mine, but I can't let that go.
00:42:40I can't let it go, you know, even if it's a friend, you know.
00:42:44I have to, I have to, I have to.
00:42:47I was feeling for him because he had a lot of sticks the day after in the newspaper.
00:42:51And I was feeling for him.
00:42:53But as all the time people say, you know, if it happened to me, you know.
00:42:59You know, life goes on, it happened to him.
00:43:01That's the, that's the way it is.
00:43:07He's got a 100% record with premiership penalties, Thierry Henry.
00:43:10And that record continues.
00:43:17Oh, that's magnificent.
00:43:20From Thierry Henry.
00:43:25Managing Leeds, the applause.
00:43:30After a couple of times that I scored some free kicks,
00:43:32people said to me, when I shot my free kicks,
00:43:33it seems like I don't, I couldn't be bothered.
00:43:38But that's my way to shot it.
00:43:39I just go on it and shot it.
00:43:43And I don't do it on purpose to do it like that,
00:43:46but that's my way to do it.
00:43:47I don't have any special technique.
00:43:49It's just that sometimes you know that if you go well over the wall
00:43:52and you hit it well, it's going to be a goal.
00:44:01Oh, it's a strange thing.
00:44:03Oh, there's a mistake here by Samuel Vieira with an early ball.
00:44:06And Thierry Henry, the right man in the right place.
00:44:10And Arsenal have levelled it.
00:44:12Patrick Vieira is thrilled with his part in it,
00:44:14but Villa hanged their heads.
00:44:20Very high kicks by Enkelman, a particularly long one,
00:44:23Cole Piret made it here.
00:44:25It's a rather tentative Guateng.
00:44:27And Thierry Henry!
00:44:30In stoppage time, Arsenal complete the comeback.
00:44:37And if they win again, they'll look to Ahri again,
00:44:41as they have done in every Premiership victory this season,
00:44:44in every Champions League victory this season.
00:44:51Can't it? Ahri, they have got plenty of individuals
00:44:54capable of real inspiration.
00:44:56And it's Jungberg!
00:44:57Now, what's the referee going to make of this?
00:45:00He's pointed for the penalty.
00:45:05And Arsenal have scored a goal at Anfield.
00:45:11And they've done it when they're down to ten men.
00:45:14It's their first league goal on this ground for six years.
00:45:20Canu.
00:45:21Lindbergh just holding to stay onside.
00:45:24And in steps. Ahri!
00:45:27What for stand and wonder Arsenal celebrate.
00:45:31Real feeling in the Arsenal camp that
00:45:34they want to make up for that miserable day
00:45:37at the Millennium Stadium last season.
00:45:40But here's Pires.
00:45:43Again, instant control.
00:45:45Ahri starts peeling away to the left.
00:45:47They've got Vieira making the run through the middle.
00:45:50Oh, and it might still find Ahri!
00:45:56It's goal number 24 for the Arsenal.
00:46:00Marksman, Thierry Ahri.
00:46:04Pires.
00:46:06Great ball over the top for Ahri.
00:46:09Friedel decided not to come.
00:46:11Ahri's in.
00:46:11And Ahri scores.
00:46:13Doesn't he always?
00:46:1925 goals for the season.
00:46:21Thierry Ahri.
00:46:25Make as much fuss as you want because he won't.
00:46:28What a sumptuous ball from Robert Pires.
00:46:31And from the moment Ahri was showing a clean pair of heels
00:46:34to those chasing him.
00:46:36You just knew
00:46:39that at the end of the piece
00:46:41the ball would be nestling in the net.
00:46:44It was.
00:46:48The end so quickly then on Melbrock.
00:46:51He has stayed down.
00:46:53But Arsenal being allowed to go on with Ahri.
00:46:55Can he finish here?
00:46:57He certainly can.
00:47:03Another fabulous goal by Arsenal.
00:47:06And from Thierry Ahri, number 26.
00:47:09For him in this extraordinary season.
00:47:16Pires.
00:47:18After Prossin in off Ahri.
00:47:20It was Lawrence header.
00:47:24And right on the line was Thierry Ahri.
00:47:30I think he's saying, is it mine?
00:47:32Is it Lawrence?
00:47:37It's two for the afternoon for one of them.
00:47:41Here's Pires.
00:47:42Lauren is the man far post.
00:47:45Back off the up-rider.
00:47:46And off the knee of Thierry Ahri.
00:47:49It'll go down as his goal.
00:47:50I think they can dispute that though in the dressing room.
00:47:53He certainly didn't know too much about it.
00:47:57But it's 4-1 to Arsenal.
00:48:02And Vieira and Bergkamp and Arsenal are off again.
00:48:05It's 3-2 in his will tour.
00:48:07It's Thierry Ahri.
00:48:09It's 2-0 Arsenal.
00:48:10They're flying.
00:48:17It's a strong and fair tackle by Patrick Vieira,
00:48:20who was sent off on this ground.
00:48:48People always talk about my pace,
00:48:50but if you're not in control of the ball,
00:48:52even if you're quick,
00:48:54you won't go really far
00:48:56because you need to run with the ball.
00:48:58So I would say, yeah, my pace obviously,
00:49:01but as well,
00:49:04it's quite important to always be in control of the ball
00:49:07to be able to do what you want to do.
00:49:16Here's Jürgen Bergkamp and Riltor.
00:49:19He's got Ahri with him.
00:49:20He looks for Ahri.
00:49:21Ahri scores.
00:49:22The club is slowed down again.
00:49:23It is 3-0 to Arsenal.
00:49:25Two of them for Thierry Ahri.
00:49:32Jürgen Bergkamp has got the better of stubs.
00:49:35Is it going to be 2-2 to Ahri?
00:49:41They do.
00:49:45Oh, it's a great ball for Ahri.
00:49:49Arsenal lead 3-2.
00:49:51Thierry Ahri gets another one.
00:49:55It's number 24 in the league.
00:49:58It could mean the golden boot.
00:50:04And Thierry does win the golden boot.
00:50:07A remarkable 32 goals for the superb striker
00:50:09as Arsenal won their second double in five seasons.
00:50:20Thierry Ahri.
00:50:23Nice to the ball.
00:50:2624 premiership goals last season.
00:50:29Top of the list.
00:50:30And there's the first one this season.
00:50:32Courtesy of a rather late dive by Nico Basson.
00:50:37Arsenal won Birmingham 0 in the ninth minute.
00:50:41Fiera.
00:50:42Ahri.
00:50:43Cano.
00:50:48Couldn't spin by Ahri.
00:50:49Away from Daly.
00:50:50Terrific shot.
00:50:51Wonderful goal.
00:50:52Arsenal back in business.
00:50:54And they can do that in the blink of an eye.
00:50:59Quiet, muted, disappointing for much of the afternoon.
00:51:03Then bang.
00:51:04Thierry Ahri comes to life.
00:51:08West Ham United's lead is half.
00:51:11Campbell.
00:51:13And Wilthor.
00:51:15Moving on down the left-hand side.
00:51:18Found by Sylvain Wilthor.
00:51:19Ahri, they've opened Manchester City up.
00:51:21Absolutely superb.
00:51:24Absolutely superb.
00:51:29Absolutely superb.
00:51:51We knew they would score.
00:51:52We knew they would score.
00:51:52They always score.
00:51:54It's a matter of when and who rather than if with Arsenal.
00:52:23Well, that was like a training session goal.
00:52:26Beautiful play by Arsenal all around.
00:52:30Needed to passing.
00:52:31A little bit of slobbiness by PSV giving the ball to Arsenal.
00:52:34Really, they broke with style.
00:52:36And certainly it's a goal that Ahri deserves.
00:52:39Beautifully delivered ball into Cano and Jungberg.
00:52:44Great return by Cano.
00:52:46The first touch is superb.
00:52:48Get it out of his feet.
00:52:50And it is a goal that he does deserve.
00:53:00Wilthor.
00:53:00Now Henry bursts into life.
00:53:02This is Ahri.
00:53:03It's four.
00:53:07Oh, the trap was set.
00:53:09PSV fell into it.
00:53:11And Arsenal just sprung it.
00:53:15Out by Campbell.
00:53:18Wilthor.
00:53:19Cano.
00:53:22Lovely ball for Ahri.
00:53:24Thierry Ahri.
00:53:25Three.
00:53:33Just relentless.
00:53:38They are ripping sides apart just now.
00:53:48So Dortmund have placed six in the wall.
00:53:50Arsenal have added two.
00:53:51This is Ahri.
00:53:52And it's one nil.
00:53:56And that's what you call playing your get out of jail card.
00:54:03Well, there was never any doubt that Thierry Ahri was going to have a shot at goal.
00:54:06But it's a fabulous free kick.
00:54:09The big wall as well in front of him.
00:54:10He got the ball over the wall.
00:54:12And then it dipped dramatically.
00:54:13Look at the height that it went in as it cleared the wall.
00:54:16Lehmann got nowhere near it.
00:54:18Thierry Ahri was going to have a shot at the top of the wall.
00:54:19And then it's a great kick.
00:54:23Henry.
00:54:24Chance of a breakout.
00:54:26Wilthor to his right.
00:54:27Thierry Ahri was going to have a shot at the top of the wall.
00:54:29He'll do well to catch up with Thierry Ahri though.
00:54:32He's drifted away from Karp.
00:54:33Ahri!
00:54:36What a fabulous solo goal by Thierry Ahri.
00:54:43A long distance goal followed by a long distance celebration.
00:54:48And Arsenal are back in the goal scoring business.
00:54:52After their midweek blank.
00:54:56Ahri's been short of a goal or two just recently.
00:54:59But look at the confidence as he breaks from inside his own half.
00:55:03Shrugging off Edrington.
00:55:04Stepping away from Karp and from King.
00:55:07And picking his spot.
00:55:08He had options.
00:55:11But he had eyes for only one thing.
00:55:13The back of Casey Keller's net.
00:55:16I think the goal itself was a good goal.
00:55:19But he put more things into it because it was against Perth.
00:55:24And people were going mad.
00:55:27And it was one of the moments, you know, you wanted to...
00:55:32I wanted the celebration to carry on the whole day, you know.
00:55:35But, you know, you have to stand up and carry on.
00:55:39And make sure that after you don't look stupid.
00:55:41Because if they come back 1-1 or 2-1, you know, then it would have been strange.
00:55:45But thankfully for us that day, we won 3-0.
00:55:48I have a picture at home and it's quite amazing.
00:55:50Because you can see me on my knees from the back and hold the Spurs stand, you know.
00:55:59And when you see their expressions, then you know how much that game is important.
00:56:08And I didn't do it once again to, you know, to go in front of them and go like, ah.
00:56:15But, you know, sometimes you can't help it.
00:56:16The game, you know, you can't.
00:56:18And Arsenal, Tottenham, I couldn't help it.
00:56:22I didn't do it on purpose.
00:56:23It's just something that you can control sometimes.
00:56:27But I will say that that will stay for a while.
00:56:32I think that's good in that celebration.
00:56:36Vieira.
00:56:37Pires.
00:56:39Gilberto.
00:56:43It's a good run and here's some space for Henry.
00:56:46Immediately reply.
00:56:48And what a reply.
00:56:50Thierry Henry makes it 1-1.
00:56:54Pires.
00:56:57Luzny.
00:57:00Tossed in towards Henry.
00:57:02It's fallen for Thierry Henry.
00:57:04And Thierry Henry has scored again.
00:57:07And Arsenal are in front.
00:57:16Henry and Pires are the two candidates.
00:57:21It is Thierry Henry.
00:57:23It's a hat-trick.
00:57:23A brilliant Champions League hat-trick for Thierry Henry.
00:57:28The first one I think was a great move from Gilberto Silva down the middle.
00:57:33I just made myself, you know, disappeared of the game, you know.
00:57:36And then Gilberto Silva played a great ball.
00:57:39And I just controlled it.
00:57:40And then my usual finish.
00:57:43When I finish with my inside foot, I always try to curve it really well.
00:57:50Like that the goalkeeper doesn't have a chance to touch it.
00:57:52And then the second one was a bit lucky, but I still went for it.
00:57:57I think Oleg Luzny played the ball for me in the box.
00:58:00I just went for the header.
00:58:01And then I added the ball on the head of the defender.
00:58:04And then after the ball bounced in the box and I just reacted quicker than the two other defenders.
00:58:13And then with my left foot, once again, a bit lucky, the ball went straight in the middle of the
00:58:17leg of the goalkeeper.
00:58:19Then the third one was the free kick.
00:58:22So free kick sometimes is a bit of a gamble, you know.
00:58:26It's a bit like if you hit the target and if you hit the target well over the wall, 90
00:58:34% of the time it's a goal.
00:58:36So, yeah, that's what I just wanted to do.
00:58:43Staunton goes back on the post.
00:58:46It'll be Henry.
00:58:48Oh, twice in four days.
00:58:59Enkelman, who's already kept out a Michael Owen penalty this season, faces Henry.
00:59:07No answer to that.
00:59:19Chambers, always charged down with the ricochet, favours Arsenal.
00:59:22Henry, round hold, it's 2-1.
00:59:25And surely Arsenal will be going back to the capital with three precious points.
00:59:36It's a tale of two penalties at Highbury.
00:59:40It's 1-1.
00:59:42It's 1-1.
00:59:42Both converted.
00:59:44Henry matches Murphy.
00:59:52Henry, skipping away from Stanic.
00:59:55Chilberto's in the middle.
00:59:57Henry clear of Gallas.
00:59:58And he's scored!
01:00:00It is a calamity for Cudicini.
01:00:05It's a third goal for Arsenal.
01:00:07The second in the space of no time at all.
01:00:13Steve Bruce did play with three centre-backs at Arsenal, and I asked him whether he was going
01:00:17to do the same today.
01:00:18He said, I haven't got three centre-backs at all.
01:00:21And it's great play with Bergkamp's pass, and the goal from Thierry Henry.
01:00:27His 99th for Arsenal, and it's come after five minutes at St. Andrews.
01:00:53I was really, really pleased with the 100-1, because once again he showed that without
01:00:59the team, it's difficult to achieve things.
01:01:03It was a great passive movement, and for me that's the better answer, and that's the
01:01:07better way to reach.
01:01:09I couldn't have done better to reach the 100 by the collective of the team, but I didn't
01:01:16celebrate like crazy.
01:01:18I just went back to say thank you, and the whole team came, and I think that's what it's
01:01:23all about.
01:01:25Without the team, it wouldn't have been possible for me to achieve that.
01:01:28So that's why that 100 goal is like, you know, the way we scored is the team movement,
01:01:34and then after the celebration with everyone, for me that was just, you know, the cherry on
01:01:38the cake.
01:01:41My goal number three will be the goal against Tottenham at home.
01:02:11My goal number two will be against West Ham away.
01:02:15My goal number two will be against West Ham away.
01:02:16We drew 2-2, and we were 2-0 down, and we were actually not playing well at all.
01:02:42My goal number three will be against Manu.
01:02:48My goal number three will be against Manu.
01:02:50My goal number three will be against Manu.
01:03:06I received the ball from Gilles Grimondi, and I think I had Denis Erwin in my back.
01:03:11You know, I just wanted, you know, to protect the ball at the beginning, and at one point,
01:03:17I just went off.
01:03:18Let's try something, and I flicked the ball, and in my turn, I did shot the ball, and the
01:03:23ball went over the head of Fabien Barthez and went on the other side in the back of the net.
01:03:28And I think it will be difficult for me to score a better goal than that.
01:04:04I'll see you next time.
01:04:05Bye.
01:04:05Bye.
01:04:06Bye.
01:04:10Bye.