Thread: Why Thierry Henry was a better footballer than Didier Drogba. Only facts.

Henry won the UCL in 2009. He contributed to 8 goals, 6 of them being in the knockout stages.

Drogba won the UCL in 2012. He contributed to 8 goals, with only 4 of them being in the knockout stages.

Henry had 58 Premier League match-winning goals, compared to Drogba’s 31.

Henry also had 64 goal contributions vs Premier League top 4 teams + European knockout stages, while Drogba only had 41.

Almost double the amount.

Drogba had 20 goals vs the top 6 in each Premier League season since he arrived at Chelsea. Henry vs Liverpool, Man United, & Chelsea alone? 24 goals.

Henry scored 20+ Premier League goals 4 TIMES. Drogba however, has scored 15+ goals, only TWO TIMES.

Consistency vs Purple patches.

Didier Drogba won the Premier League golden boot 2 times. Henry won it 4 times, double the amount.

Born to score goals.

Henry got the Premier League player of the season award 2 times, and was in the Ballon d’Or top three 2 times as well. Compare that to Drogba, who has 0 POTS awards and 0 top three nominations.

Superstar.

At international level, Henry won the 1998 World Cup, as France’s top scorer; and also got to the 2006 World Cup final.

Didier Drogba led Ivory Coast to a massive 0 knockout stage appearances in 3 World Cups.

At 22 years old, Thierry Henry already had major trophies to his name, including the World Cup and the European Championship. At 23 years old, Drogba had an immense 3 league goals and 1 assist at Ligue 1 side Guingamp.

Thierry Henry had 20 more assists than Drogba, in only 4 more appearances. Not to mention he holds a record 20 assists in a single Premier League campaign. Complete forward.

Let’s not forget, Drogba also conceded a penalty in the UCL final. Drogba carrying Chelsea is an absolute myth. Bayern Munich had 23 SHOTS. While Chelsea only had 6. Petr Čech carrying the Ivorian Yakubu, masterclass.

Talking about Yakubu; Drogba had only 7 more Premier League goals than the Nigerian in 2 more appearances.

Drogba had prime Juan Mata & Lampard beside him. Yakubu had Steven Pienaar.

Laughable.

Thierry Henry, simply the greatest Premier League player of all time.