And though I m generally not one to proselytise, I intend passing word of this technique on to Arsene Wenger, who clearly needs to simplify his thinking. Thierry Henry is an excellent player whose place in the team should be protected like a city s blood bank. But he does too much. Arsenal need someone who ll just loiter around the box, an insatiable parasite who ll create nothing but always be on hand to feed off all the chances wrought by others. That is how he defines himself - as a goalscorer.
Every team needs one frontman with such a single-mind.
Though preferably not one who ll let you down more regularly than a pilot with vertigo. That last stipulation, by the way, rules out Sylvain Wiltord. Wiltord undoubtedly has an eye for a goal, but apparently not a foot. Which, given how few goals he scored, means he missed more than anyone else. We all know that strikers are told that, first and foremost, they must force keepers to make a save.