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Aubameyang says Thierry Henry set standard for strikers
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Arsenal’s latest acquisition, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, said that retired Gunners legend Thierry Henry has set the example for how a striker should play.
The 28-year-old Gabonese international joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund on a long-term contract for 63.75 million euros, the most expensive deal in the history of the English team on Wednesday, reports Efe.
“I think the club has such a big history and great players like Thierry Henry. He’s an example for us strikers,” Aubameyang said in comments cited on the Arsenal website.
The Gabon captain, who won the African Footballer of the Year award in 2015, said that Henry “was fast and scored a lot of goals.”
Aubameyang said he hopes to help sixth-placed Arsenal return to the top “as soon as possible.”
Aubameyang, who arrived at Dortmund in 2013, contributed 141 goals in 213 appearances for the Bundesliga side and is the all-time top goal scorer for Gabon.
Arsenal’s acquisition of Aubameyang followed deals to obtain midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Manchester United and defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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