Henry still holds the record for the most assist in a season in the PL, his goals,assists stats per game far eclipses gigg's.
Not sure how fair it is to compare a winger to a striker, Robben would be more apt but he's still a wing forward. Henry was the focal point of the Arsenal attacks.
Anyway, i looked at Giggs v Henry in terms of assists in the seasons Henry played at Arsenal. Statbunker only has assist stats beginning at the 99/00 season, it's possible they only started counting assists then. That's 8 seasons of assists unaccounted for re Giggs (who has the most assists in PL history).
99-07:
Giggs: 82 assists in 206 starts.
Henry: 80 assists in 235 starts.
Not sure about the far eclipses here.
He has only Giggs as a creative outlet
Robben:
CL: 39 starts 8 sub appearances: 18 goals - 12 assists cl bayern
Bundesliga: 104 starts and 34 subs - 74 goals 39 assists
Yes, he's mainly about goals but you can't tell me Robben isn't creative.
Bastian is an excellent passer and will create from deeper.
Then there is
Laudrup. Hard to find assist stats but it's well known he had the most assists most seasons at all his clubs. To say he will be nullified by Sammer is over the top.
Romário: "The best player I have ever played with and the 4th best in the history of the game."
Luis Figo: "I think maybe Laudrup was the best player I ever played against."
Franz Beckenbauer: "
Pelé was the best in the 60s,
Cruyff in the 70s,
Maradona in the 80s and Laudrup in the 90s."
Lionel Messi: "I fully understand why he is considered one of the best players in Barcelona's history and even the world."
Assists and passing:
You know what they say, it's easier to defend than attack. I simply have more creative players and better passers in my team. Both our strikers will put away their chances but i'm certain my team would create more than yours.