Lewandowski looked up to Thierry Henry
Robert Lewandowski has revealed he considered Thierry Henry a role model when he was a youngster.
| Robert Lewandowski. |
"When I was six, I remember Roberto Baggio at the 1994 World Cup. When I was between 10 and 14, Alessandro del Piero was the best player for me. Then my idol was Thierry Henry. He was amazing - it was not just how he scored the goals but what he did for the team," Lewandowski said in an interview with BBC and continued:
"When he was at Arsenal, I remember how easily he scored goals from different situations. He could score from the left side into the far corner with his right foot. It was so easy for him - I wanted to score a lot of goals too and I could learn from him.
"I wanted to be the same player like that, but to be Robert Lewandowski. I could take some aspects from one or two of the players and be like my idol. I remember when I met Henry, I was like 'wow, I met my childhood idol'. Now he wants my jersey and I think, 'amazing'," Lewandowski said.
Henry scored 228 goals in 375 appearances for Arsenal while playing for the club from 1999 to 2007.
