Jamie Carragher hits out at those naming Thierry Henry as winger in all-time Prem XI
dailystar.co.ukJamie Carragher has slammed those naming Thierry Henry as a winger among their all-time Premier League XI.To mark 30 years of the elite division in England, BT Sport asked viewers to cast their vote as to who they would have on their best-ever side.
In a 4-3-3 formation, supporters chose the league’s all-time top goalscorer Alan Shearer to lead the line as the attacker, with Henry to his right and Mohamed Salah to his left.But former Reds defender Carragher took to Twitter to call out the selection of Arsenal great Henry on the flank.READ MORE: Liverpool flop dubbed 'worst January signing' now managing in Dutch fifth tierHe raged online: “People picking their best team from 30yrs @premierleague stop putting Thierry Henry left wing, he played centre forward”, with an angry emoji face to accompany his disgust.
The Gunners legend indeed played as part of a two-man attacker for his side, with the likes of Dennis Bergkamp or Robin van Persie alongside him.But some were quick to point out to Carragher that there were simply too many great names to fit into the starting XI and that the positions had to be adjusted to accommodate all these great names.Do you think Henry should have been left out?
Let us know in the comments section belowOne replied to his tweet: “It's in order to get Shearer or Aguero or whoever else in, because if they play 4-3-3 and Henry can only be centre forward, the others aren't getting in.”Another said: “The problem is is that they’re trying to force the two wingers when really the best forwards were strikers, should have just done a 442 or 4312 formation.”A third wrote: “So who says he cannot play left wing then?
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