Wenger: Henry didn’t think of himself as a striker at first. I told him to just play as a center forward. It’s okay if he doesn’t score.

 11:26pm, 22 October 2025

Wenger, who was a guest at BeIN Sports to commentate on the Champions League, talked about Henry's path as a forward.

The commentators first talked about Dembele’s transformation from winger to shooter. Wenger said: “Henry scored much earlier than Dembele, but the same thing is that Henry also thinks that he is not a goalscorer.

"In training, I saw his performance as a center for the first time, with his keenness and control of timing. I told him, 'Look, I don't mind if you can't score, just play that position, and we will balance it later. ’

“Goalscorers are born for this, such as Haaland, but Henry and Messi are not just shooters, they are scorers of goals.”