With the Red Bulls atop the MLSā Eastern Conference and preparing to host FC Dallas Sunday, captain Thierry Henry is all over the internet ā not for a spectacular play or a golazo, but for his demure goal celebration that has taken on the titular name “Henrying.”
Think Tebowing, with a twist.
The Red Bullsā French superstar scored in the last two games ā both New York victories ā and had the same celebration: Walk to the goalpost, lean up against as he šrelaxes, content in his work; hand on his hip and head down in a casual manner as if to say āNot having a go, but ź¦”you know I have scored before.āā
Twitter promptly erupted with Photoshoāpped variants under the hashtag #henrying, including ones inspired by Game of Thrones, Star Wars, the Statue of Liberšty, Iwo Jima and of course, Miley Cyrusā famous twerking performance.
āThis morning, yes, the guys showed me some of the pictures. Itās kind of funny at the end of the day,āā said Henry, who claimed there was no preconceived celebration, just 35-year-old legs that š¦needed a rest after scoring. āThere is nothing behind the celebration. I know you guys were laughing about it, but itās true. I neededź¦ŗ a rest,āā Henry said Friday after practice. āI stopped there, saw the post in Houston; saw the post the other day, was basically by it, so I stopped by it. Now everyone is doing stuff in internet with it.ā
Whiš ch his Red Bull teammates were all too happy to show him, good-natured ribbing.
āI am happy, pleased. Itās funny. I didnāt see all of them. I saw a couple of them,āā saidā Henry, who struggled to pick out a favorite. āI didnāt see all of them. I saw the one with Muhammad Ali, I would guess. Itās funny overall, thatās how I would put it.āā