Arsenal legend Thierry Henry had elite mentality and Ronaldinho could do things that left me stunned

Few players boast a catalog of world-class teammates like former Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos does.

From his seven-year spell in north London to his loan spell at AC Milan, the 39-year-old was part of two truly star teams.

At Arsenal he was a key player alongside Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, ​​Patrick Vieira, Cesc Fabregas, Robert Pires and Robin van Persie to name a few.

At San Siro he joined a team including Ronaldinho, David Beckham, Kaka, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, Clarence Seedorf, Andriy Shevchenko and Andrea Pirlo.

The 2005 FA Cup winner was in the talkSPORT studio on Wednesday, playing a game on Drive involving Henry, Beckham, Kaka and Ronaldinho.

He chose to name Beckham as his best coach, with 2002 World Cup winner Kaka being selected for giving the best team speeches.

The former Swiss international was then asked by host Andy Goldstein who, out of Henry and Ronaldinho, was the most competitive.

“Thierry was certainly the most competitive.

“Not just on the training pitch, I can imagine him in every part of his life being the most competitive.

“Whether it was playing cards or making a little friendly bet with you, he was the most – and still is the most – competitive guy I’ve ever met.”

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When asked if his elite mentality was one of the reasons he became one of the world’s best players, Senderos replied: “Most likely, yes – or definitely yes.

“You need that, for him he needed that.

“It’s difficult to compare (Henry’s mentality) to Ronaldinho, he is in a different category in terms of football magic, which is not the same.”

That left Senderos naming Ronaldinho, unsurprisingly, as the most fun person to have at a party.

Commenting on the Barcelona icon, he said: “He was very relaxed, as a player, a person and a magician on the pitch.

“He was doing things with the ball that I had never seen like that, in training but in the matches it was the same.

“You give him a square and he makes a circle out of it, he would make any bad ball a good ball.

“He also had this ability to outwit people – a magician.”

Ronaldinho, who won the Ballon d’Or in 2005, is widely recognized as one of the most naturally gifted footballers in history.

So much so that his former Barca teammate Bojan named him over Lionel Messi when talking about the player who gave him the most joy.