{"id":300950,"date":"2023-11-30T10:23:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T10:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300950"},"modified":"2023-11-30T10:23:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T10:23:57","slug":"henry-hails-jesus-performance-in-arsenals-6-0-thrashing-of-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/henry-hails-jesus-performance-in-arsenals-6-0-thrashing-of-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry hails Jesus&apos; performance in Arsenal&apos;s 6-0 thrashing of Lens"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Thierry Henry &#8216;loves&#8217; what Gabriel Jesus did in Arsenal&#8217;s 6-0 thrashing of Lens as he hails the Brazilian&#8217;s importance to Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thierry Henry was full of praise for Gabriel Jesus after Arsenal&#8217;s thumping win\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Brazilian was on the scoresheet as the Gunners smashed RC Lens 6-0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Inside Ange&#8217;s Spurs: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off on how he transformed the club\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thierry Henry has heaped praise on Arsenal star Gabriel Jesus after the striker&#8217;s performance on Wednesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian was on the scoresheet as the Gunners thrashed RC Lens 6-0 in their Champions League group stage clash and, in turn, confirmed their place in the knock-out rounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jesus scored the second of the six goals &#8211; five of which came in the first-half &#8211; before later picking up the Player of the Match award.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal legend Henry clearly agreed with the the decision, as he showered the former Man City striker with praise in his post-match analysis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on CBS Sports, Henry reflected on Jesus&#8217; goal and said:\u00a0&#8216;I just love this. He did it against Manchester United, I don&#8217;t know if you remember on the break.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/09\/78411985-12808915-image-a-2_1701335853692.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Jesus claimed the Player of the Match award after Arsenal&#8217;s thumping win over Lens<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/09\/78412089-12808915-image-a-1_1701335852075.jpg\" height=\"355\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>CBS Sports pundit Thierry Henry heaped praise on the Brazilian in his post-match interview<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everyone thought he was going to shoot there. Watch how he does it. Oops, chops and goes back. Gabriel Jesus is a very important player for us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Will he ever score 20-25? I hope so. But what he does in general, it&#8217;s just great for us.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Jesus applied a composed finish in the 21st minute to double Arsenal&#8217;s advantage, after Kai Havertz&#8217;s opener, before Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli and Jorginho rounded off the scoring.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere,\u00a0Arsenal fans were beside themselves after witnessing Declan Rice show off his elite tackling abilities in their 6-0 Champions League\u00a0demolition.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not getting in on the scoring at the Emirates, Rice received praise for his incredible double tackle that thwarted an attack from the French side in the second half.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The England midfielder nicked the ball of the toes of Lens defender Kevin Danso before swiftly turning and executing a perfect diving challenge to dispossess Neil El Aynaoui.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal fans took to social media to laud the eye-catching salvo, with many convinced that his summer arrival has heralded a period of the success for the north London club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Declan is out of this world man,&#8217; wrote one fan on X, formerly Twitter. Another wrote: &#8216;That\u2019s world class idgaf what anyone says\u2026Rice is Ridiculous.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/09\/78412169-12808915-image-a-3_1701335891244.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jesus helped kick-start the convincing win after scoring the second goal of the game\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/30\/09\/78398767-12808915-Declan_Rice_turned_another_stand_out_performance_for_the_Gunners-a-4_1701335900766.jpg\" height=\"442\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Declan Rice was also praised for his performance against the French outfit<\/p>\n<p>While another hoped the return of Thomas Partey and January additions would see Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side claim major honours this term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Partey, Timber, and January signings, are about to join this team soon. Damn!!! We&#8217;ll be unstoppable.&#8217; They wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A third of the way through the campaign, Arsenal are in good shape to win big. The side currently sit top of the Premier League and have ensured they will meet a second-place team in the Round of 16 with a game to spare.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arteta&#8217;s side face Wolves at the Emirates in their next fixture before travelling to Kenilworth Road to take on Luton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12808915\/Thierry-Henry-loves-Gabriel-Jesus-did-Arsenals-6-0-thrashing-Lens-hails-Brazilians-importance-Mikel-Artetas-side.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thierry Henry &#8216;loves&#8217; 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