At the peak of his powers, Thierry Henry combined the grace and speed of a gazelle with the finish of a sniper. His 228 goals in 377 games for Arsenal between 1999 and 2007 will probably stand forever.
But, as a manager, he has made the same basic error that Gary Neville did at Peter Lim's Valencia four years ago.
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