Top 5 players who went from hopeless to hero

#2 Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry went from being a failure at Juventus to having a statue of himself outside the Emirates

He has rightly earned the title as the King of Arsenal, but during his formative years, rarely anyone would've expected the extent of success Thierry Henry would go on to achieve in his career. He had enjoyed a decent spell at Monaco but a move to Juventus was where it all went wrong, and he was subsequently branded as overrated, and as a failure by many in the football world.

The striker was played on the flanks under immense pressure to score goals and failed to live up to the hype. He netted only thrice in 16 appearances in his only season for the Bianconceri.

But, a change of fortunes followed when he joined Arsenal. Henry's exploits in England became the stuff of legend as the Frenchman spearheaded Wenger's Arsenal to a number of accolades, including the golden Premier League trophy that the Gunners won as The Invincibles.

Adding to that, he also won the Golden Boot four times in eight seasons with the club and also became the club's all-time top scorer with 175 goals.

A move to Barcelona didn't work out as well as he had would've expected on a personal level. But, his achievements in England had done enough to place the Frenchman amongst the greatest strikers ever to grace the game.