The players of Montreal Impact tell us he still has that 'swagger'. And of course he does — he is Thierry Henry, a man whose aura was just about the only thing not blown away when biting gales bent the palm trees and disrupted training earlier in the day.
But now, away from the practice pitch and sitting here over coffee in the team's Florida hotel, there is humility. A hint of fear, even.
We are talking management. In this conversation, he does not have the protection of his 411 career goals and countless pieces of silver.