{"id":407273,"date":"2026-01-13T22:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/407273\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T22:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:09:10","slug":"bukayo-saka-admits-thierry-henry-has-been-teaching-him-something-very-important-at-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/407273\/","title":{"rendered":"Bukayo Saka admits Thierry Henry has been teaching him something very important at Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bukayo Saka has revealed that Thierry Henry is the person who has had the biggest influence on his career at Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since Saka has emerged as one of the Premier League\u2019s best wingers, Henry has taken the Arsenal star under his wing and offered his constant advice at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenalinsider.com\/club\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emirates Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> Finish the sentence: If I were Thierry Henry, I would tell Bukayo Saka \u201c___________________\u201d <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Bukayo-Saka-on-Thierry-Henry-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Bukayo Saka on Thierry Henry\" class=\"wp-image-185382\" \/>Credit: Stuart MacFarlane\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenalinsider.com\/news\/bukayo-sakas-new-wages-at-arsenal-revealed-after-he-agrees-to-sign-massive-contract\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saka has just agreed to sign a new Arsenal contract<\/a> and is hoping this is the season he finally fires the Gunners to silverware to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>Henry will also be eager for Saka to help Arsenal win their first Premier League title since 2004, and he has been helping the winger to improve.<\/p>\n<p>Thierry Henry has been helping Bukayo Saka at Arsenal<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenalinsider.com\/tag\/bukayo-saka\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bukayo Saka<\/a> has revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenalinsider.com\/tag\/thierry-henry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thierry Henry<\/a> has been teaching him how to play with \u201cconfidence and belief on the pitch\u201d for Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>In N5, Henry became one of the most feared players in world football and was a player who oozed confidence. <\/p>\n<p>When asked which person has helped him the most in football, Saka told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZhTPh6IPn-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Men in Blazers<\/a>: \u201cThe past few years, probably Thierry Henry telling me different things and helping me on and off the pitch, how to deal with certain things, how to be better in certain situations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Detailing exactly what Henry has told him, the Arsenal winger added: \u201cProbably the confidence and belief on the pitch. <\/p>\n<p> Where does Bukayo Saka rank among these Arsenal legends? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Saka-Henry-Wright-Bergkmap-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Saka Henry Wright Bergkamp\" class=\"wp-image-184214\" \/>Credit: Stuart Atkins\/Offside via Getty Images \u2013 David Price\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images \u2013 Julian Finney\/Getty Images \u2013 Stuart MacFarlane\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s something he had in abundance, and he almost put fear into the defenders just without even touching the ball. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo just trying to develop that and obviously, try to get to his level, but it\u2019s very difficult because he\u2019s probably the best player to play in the Premier League.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka agrees with what Cesc Fabregas said about him<\/p>\n<p>Saka has agreed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenalinsider.com\/tag\/cesc-fabregas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cesc Fabregas<\/a> that away from the pitch, he can be very nice, but when it comes to game time, he is a different beast.<\/p>\n<p>Men in Blazers broadcaster Roger Bennett said: \u201cCesc Fabregas once said that Saka is a bit of a bluffer. He says he makes opponents think he\u2019s too nice, but when he\u2019s on the pitch, he\u2019s, quote, \u2018a different animal\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a fine line between being nice and wanting to win. You can\u2019t be nice at the detriment of winning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Arsenal content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bukayo Saka has revealed that Thierry Henry is the person who has had the biggest influence on his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":407274,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[73310,49,48,561,82,79696],"class_list":["post-407273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-bukayo-saka","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-thierry-henry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}