Brazil keen to harness Henry

Brazilian centre back Juan says Thierry Henry will be man marked on Saturday.

The prolific Arsenal captain has scored twice at the finals whilst playing as a lone striker, and will be the attacking talisman for Les Bleus as they attempt to repeat their famous 1998 final victory over the South Americans in Frankfurt.

However the Samba stars, fully aware of the danger Henry represents, have revealed they have formulated a plan to deal with the lightning quick superstar.

"Henry is very fast and will have a player as his shadow throughout the game," said Brazil centre back Juan in The Sun.

The Bayer Leverkusen stopper has also played down suggestions that revenge will be on the cards as Brazil attempt to make up for their insipid 3-0 defeat in the 1998 final.

That game was preceded by controversy as Ronaldo suffered a fit, only to start against Les Bleus, and with the Real Madrid man one of the few surviving members from the night still playing in Carlos Alberto Parreira's squad, Juan believes the new generation of stars will not be motivated by the defeat.

"Only a few players who played in the 1998 final are in the current team," Juan added.

"We are not really talking about revenge."

However Ze Roberto, a veteran of 1998, does not agree with his team-mate.

"That defeat left a mark that will only be finally put to rest on Saturday," said Ze Roberto.

"It was as though it was a turning point in our lives."