Jermain Defoe has just made a surprise omission about Ian Wright, naming the Arsenal legend as the greatest Premier League finisher over Thierry Henry.
Henry actually managed to score more Premier League goals than Wright, with the French legend scoring 175 times in 258 appearances.
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Meanwhile, the former Gunners and Crystal Palace forward netted 113 times in 213 matches during his time in the English top flight.
But that didn’t stop Defoe from selecting Wright over Henry as the greatest finisher the Premier League has ever seen.
Jermain Defoe hails Arsenal legend Ian Wright
Jermain Defoe has hailed Arsenal legend Ian Wright by selecting him as the greatest ever finisher in the Premier League.
The former Tottenham and Portsmouth forward picked Wright over the likes of Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer, which is quite a shock.
Defoe was asked to build his ideal Premier League striker, selecting another Gunners legend in Dennis Bergkamp for flair.
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He also picked Shearer for right foot, Bale for left foot, Haaland for speed, Teddy Sheringham for football IQ and Didier Drogba for big moment ability.
But it says a lot that Henry actually idolised Wright when growing up supporting Arsenal, proving just how good the former England international really was for the Gunners.
Wright was Arsenal’s leading goal scorer of all time with 185 goals, until Henry surpassed him in 2005, going on to score 228 times for the North London club.
Arsenal youngsters Andre Harriman-Annous and Louis Zecevic-John link up with Ian Wright
Two of Arsenal’s exciting young talents, Andre Harriman-Annous and Louis Zecevic-John, linked up with Wright on Monday evening.
The Arsenal academy duo were in attendance at the Ballers League and managed to get pictures posing with the Gunners’ legend.
Harriman-Annous is a huge striker talent in the academy and there is great hope that the 18-year-old has a big future in N5.
During first-team training, Harriman-Annous is believed to have impressed Mikel Arteta and his coaching staff.
The striker has already made his debut for the North London club, featuring against Brighton in the EFL Cup and Slavia Prague in the Champions League.
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