Arsenal youngster Reiss Nelson has revealed that Arsenal legend Thierry Henry had a big impact on his game during his short spell as an academy coach at the club.
Henry spent time working with the U-18s at Arsenal’s London Colney base until manager Arsene Wenger decided he could not have a coach in the system who also appears as a pundit on TV.
The Frenchman was offered a full-time role on the condition that he gave up his role at Sky Sports, though was unwilling and went on to take a role under Roberto Martinez in the Belgium setup.
While Henry was at the club, however, Nelson has revealed just how much of an influence he was.
"Thierry [Henry] is an Arsenal legend and I had an opportunity to spend time with him when he was a coach at the academy," Nelson told Goal.
"I think he helped me a lot over his short time as Arsenal coach and he showed me little things that I took on board and have now started to show in my game.
"He was a great coach for me but he's also a great guy. He helped the younger players a lot and he said that the main things at Arsenal are respect and hard work. He always underlined these two things.
"He said if you could take that in at a young age, the talent will do its work; that if you work hard and respect everyone around you, you can push on to become a top player."
Nelson’s comments follow on from fellow teammate Alex Iwobi, who recently hailed Henry’s influence on his career to this point, while revealing he still offers him advice.
