Henry jokes Juventus spell is ‘when I started losing my hair’ before legendary Arsenal status

Henry jokes Juventus spell is ‘when I started losing my hair’ before legendary Arsenal status France and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry jokes about his time at Juventus when played out of position on the left wing. ‘That is when I started losing my hair!’ The 49-year-old wrote his name in the history books for the Premier League club and his country, including the World Cup, the European Championship, and two Golden Boot awards as top European scorer in 2003/04 and 2004/05. 14 Mar 1999: Thiery Henry of Juventus in action during the Italian Serie A match against Udinese at the Della Alpi stadium in Turin, Italy. Juventus won the game 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport Yet it was hard to predict that would’ve been the outcome when he had a brief spell at Juventus in 1999. Henry scored just three goals with two assists in 20 appearances for the Bianconeri, most of them playing on the left wing. He sat down with a French podcast and described the unusual and ill-fated experience with Italian football. Henry unhappy at Juventus stay France’s coach Thierry Henry is seen before the men’s quarter-final football match between France and Argentina during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bordeaux Stadium in Bordeaux on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP) (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images) “I played on the left wing at Juventus,” said Henry on Kampo. “As a winger, you need to move depending on where the ball goes. So basically, you’re the third attacker when you need to get to the back post, in the middle when you’re needed there, but then also have to track back and get into position with the five behind you when losing the ball. “That is when I started losing my hair, by the way!” Henry was sold to Arsenal that summer and the rest is history, going on to score 228 goals with 107 assists in 377 competitive games for the Gunners as a centre-forward.