Xavi tinkers the best way to utilize Thierry Henry's great pace.


FC Barcelona's vice-captain, Xavi Hernandez has praised Thierry Henry and imagined what best could be brought from the French striker if only Barca could tap into Henry's unique way of playing and make the best use of the French goal king's talents. Henry has scored a few goals for FC Barcelona since his arrival this summer from Arsenal, but more goals are being expected from the scorer who is the all time leading scorer in both Arsenal FC and for the French national team. Xavi says of Thierry Henry:

Henry is a great player, an extraordinary talent. It is normal that while he is adapting that he is not at the level he showed for Arsenal yet. But it is only a matter of time. He is very quick and has a fifth or a sixth gear. Maybe we should make more use of that, which is one of his strengths. He is player that can do anything and it is important that we help him. The team is working towards playing more directly at certain stages in games. We have to improve those things tactically and are working on them in training.

The Spanish international super star also had some nice words for his Barca teammates, Messi, Gudjohnsen and Toure Yaya:

Messi is a complete player, one of those that has everything and it is not longer potential, it is reality. Gudjohnsen is a player that operate in midfield and has great technique. Toure Yaya allows us to do other things, to dedicate ourselves to more creative tasks.

Xavi rounded up by shedding light on Barca's approach to the evening game against Almeria:

Against Almeria, I do not think that they will have the same approach as we did against Rangers. Almeria are a daring team, who like to pass the ball and in the Bernabéu they played very well. They go out to play attacking football and that could be good for us.

The match against Almeria on 28 October starts at 19:00 hours ( GMT + 1 ). The venue is Camp Nou.