Ex-Player Thread James Henry 🐐

[Carpy]

 

[Foley]

He seemed back to his best on Tuesday.
Made two goals with good crosses, a great flick for the second goal and a very cool finish.
We are lucky that he seems very happy at Oxford. 37 goals in 117 starts is not a bad scoring record

 

[AbbeyOx]

yep could be key to where we finish and definitely missed him when he was out

 

[Grumpy Git]

if Henry plays well, the team plays well.

First name on the team sheet.

 

[dickwalton1964]

if Henry plays well, the team plays well.

First name on the team sheet.

I’m a great fan of Henry but cannot agree he’s first name on team sheet. That’s currently Dickie - by a distance.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

Probably easier to put the goalkeeper on first if we’re starting from the back.

 

[Robie]

if Henry plays well, the team plays well.

First name on the team sheet.

Because it's the done thing lately I'm going to argue with you and say that Eastwood is the first name on the team sheet.

 

[Scotchegg]

I mentioned on another thread that with Mous and Henry in the side we picked up around 1.85 points per game, and I think 0.75 when either was missing. With Mous now out, Henry has an even more important role of bringing experience and a calmness to our game.

Keep Henry at the top of his game and Taylor will score plenty and give us a real chance of hitting the playoffs hard.

 

[Sheik Djibouti]

Been saying it most of the season. Gorrin + Brannagan + Henry = Good things!

 

[MJB]

Long live King Henry - bloody love that guy.

 

[jaybeachjump]

If he hadn't got himself injured he would be a serious candidate for player of the season.

Quite a few games to go. Maybe he still could be.

 

[Frustrated Yellow]

James Henry is just quality, such a clever footballer.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

James Henry seems to try and find Matty Taylor with his crosses; or is it that he puts them into good places and Taylor happens to also go into those spaces?

 

[Yellowmania]

James Henry seems to try and find Matty Taylor with his crosses; or is it that he puts them into good places and Taylor happens to also go into those spaces?

Good point, my son commented on Tuesday that Henry is putting in a completely different cross now he knows someone like Taylors going to be on the end of it.

 

[Scotchegg]

James Henry seems to try and find Matty Taylor with his crosses; or is it that he puts them into good places and Taylor happens to also go into those spaces?

They do have a good understanding. As good as Cadden was, I often thought he just looked to hit the box with his crosses which very often went way beyond the striker. Henry looks to play the ball where the striker wants it and this can mean that he may take an extra touch which allows the defend to cover. But when he gets it right the pairing is incredible. The last minute goal at Portsmouth was as good as any goal we've seen this season. Henry had absolutely no right to have hit such a good ball, and it was in pretty much the only place Taylor could score from.

 

[dickwalton1964]

If the full back is getting beyond Henry and laying it back then the first time, whipped in out swinger is the only real delivery he can make. Was it a deliberate tactic that he was hanging back rather than going beyond the full back ? Not sure but it’s a very difficult ball to defend if well executed and suits a predatory type striker like Taylor.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

If the full back is getting beyond Henry and laying it back then the first time, whipped in out swinger is the only real delivery he can make. Was it a deliberate tactic that he was hanging back rather than going beyond the full back ?

Unless there is an overlapping full back who is also occupying a marker as a result of their advanced position, Henry wouldn’t be able to take up such a position himself, or in turn put that sort of angled ball in. The attacking wing back is essential to this delivery. See England’s second goal v Sweden from the World Cup for a near carbon copy. Trippier advances and lays it back, Lingard angles the cross from deep, Alli times the forward movement to finish.

 

[BigCrompy]

Trippier advances and lays it back, Lingard angles the cross from deep, Alli times the forward movement to finish.

Apparently we put £500K bids for each of them in January.

Oh whoops, sorry....wrong thread.

 

[Shosho]

If the full back is getting beyond Henry and laying it back then the first time, whipped in out swinger is the only real delivery he can make. Was it a deliberate tactic that he was hanging back rather than going beyond the full back ? Not sure but it’s a very difficult ball to defend if well executed and suits a predatory type striker like Taylor.

Henry has been playing that ball all season. Can either shoot or cross to the back post - the addition of Taylor is big in that regard. Relies on an attacking RB though

 

[Sarge]

James Henry seems to try and find Matty Taylor with his crosses; or is it that he puts them into good places and Taylor happens to also go into those spaces?

Yep .....

https://www.Oxfordm**l.co.uk/sport/...s-henry---partnership-matty-taylor-clicking/#

 

[Oufcrealist]

He is our most 'technically' gifted player.
As others have said, if he is on form and playing well the team usually plays well he is that pivotal.

 

[Sarge]

He is our most 'technically' gifted player.
As others have said, if he is on form and playing well the team usually plays well he is that pivotal.

Bit like Trevor Hebbard was for the OUFC team in the glory years of the mid 80s

 

[RyanioBirdio]

Henry has been playing that ball all season. Can either shoot or cross to the back post - the addition of Taylor is big in that regard.

Sounds like other people who have been playing the striker role have consistently failed, then!

 

[Foley]

Sounds like other people who have been playing the striker role have consistently failed, then!

Taylor according to Henry is the best striker in the league.
It sounds as if Henry and Taylor are on the same wavelength. I think that's because we happen to have 2 quality players who can read each other.
Relative to Taylor, most strikers in this Division would do nowhere near as well as he does in getting on to the end of Henry's crosses.

 

[Navegante]

First name on the team sheet.

Despite not making the starting XI on the gaffer's whiteboard

 

[tonyw]

Apparently we put £500K bids for each of them in January.

Oh whoops, sorry....wrong thread.

Don't be silly.
Lingard is never worth £500k.

 

[Dolly]

I was hoping for a Henry goal against Wimbledon. I think it was massive in him getting back on track from injury. Whilst it's been a team effort in the last few results, it's a great time for the likes of Henry and Taylor to be hitting form at this stage of the season.

 

[makv]

I was hoping for a Henry goal against Wimbledon. I think it was massive in him getting back on track from injury. Whilst it's been a team effort in the last few results, it's a great time for the likes of Henry and Taylor to be hitting form at this stage of the season.

Well you sure called that one tonight [emoji1303]

 

[RyanioBirdio]

Henry is such a clever footballer. Isn’t that 40 goals in less than three full seasons now? Plus god knows how many assists. We really missed him.

A bonus is that he isn’t really a player who depends on any real pace, so fingers crossed he should be just as good / effective at 33 as he currently is at 30.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Henry is such a clever footballer. Isn’t that 40 goals in less than three full seasons now? Plus god knows how many assists. We really missed him.

A bonus is that he isn’t really a player who depends on any real pace, so fingers crossed he should be just as good / effective at 33 as he currently is at 30.

I love him. He could do better for himself but obviously being settled in this area suits him. A FOF who’s a Wolves fan can’t believe he’s with us.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

I love him. He could do better for himself but obviously being settled in this area suits him. A FOF who’s a Wolves fan can’t believe he’s with us.

He came here because he wanted to be back home in Reading with his missus, especially with a bun in the oven at the time. Perfectly understandable and something I’m personally delighted we benefited from to such a large extent!

When the players have days off you’ll often find him in Reading around the Oracle. Get yourself down there some time and give him a big kiss.