Henchoz at his best was an excellent defender - no frills, but it took a very good player to get past him.
ARSENAL and Liverpool are to go head to head in a bid to sign Birmingham defender Scott Dann.
Both Kenny Dalglish and Arsene Wenger were disappointed to miss out on Blackburn's Phil Jones and Dann has now moved significantly up their list of targets.
Scouser Dann is a Liverpool fan and the Merseysiders are slight favourites to win the race.
But with Arsenal unsure whether they will complete a deal for Jones's Blackburn team-mate Christopher Samba, boss Wenger regards Dann as a serious alternative.
Relegated Birmingham need to sell players and the 6ft 5in centre-half is their most valuable asset.
The Carling Cup winners have slapped a £15m price tag on Dann but may end up settling for between £10m and £12m.
The Blues' slump in the league coincided with Dann's long-term injury and many regard him as more likely to force his way into the England squad than defensive partner Roger Johnson.
Kop boss Dalglish has had positive feedback from those who have worked with Dann but Reds director of football Damien Comolli favours foreign targets like PSG's Mamadou Sakho.
Wenger is poised to take advantage of the uncertainty but if he misses out on Dann, he will renew his interest in Phil Jagielka. Arsenal had a £12m bid rejected by Everton last summer.
Manchester United's Wes Brown is watching the situation at Goodison Park closely. Sunderland have already declared an interest in Brown but the ex-England international knows the Toffees fancy him and is stalling on a move to the North-East.
Brown will be a target for David Moyes regardless of what happens with Jagielka, as Everton still hope to sell Joseph Yobo to Fenerbahce.