2023-09-06 21:36:00
A key figure in French football now on the bench of Hopes, Thierry Henry is already attracting all eyes as he directs his first friendly match once morest Denmark on Thursday (6:30 p.m.) in Nancy. For once, the spotlight will not be on the pitch, at the Stade Marcel-Picot, but on the sidelines, where the new coach of Les Bleuets will take his place for the first time during an official match, a little more two weeks following his appointment.
“I see it well, I also played in Espoirs and I know very well that there were not as many people for a press conference, he admitted on Monday. That’s how it is, I don’t I’m not going to change what I did before, and so much the better for the team too, having people at the stadium, that the players feel a little more concerned, it’s nice.”
For the moment, they are mostly impressed. “An honor”, “a legend”, “a great person” … Malo Gusto and Andy Diouf have only praise in mind when it comes to evoking the second top scorer in the history of the Blues (51 achievements in 123 matches). “I think he can bring us a lot to each and also collectively, slips Malo Gusto. He takes a step back, he seems to really want to take us where he wants.”
As for the new media pressure surrounding the team with the arrival of the world champion (1998) and European champion (2000), it “pushes us to do better, we have to see things on the bright side”, according to the Chelsea side. “You say to yourself, there is Thierry Henry watching me, you have to do things right”, laughs Andy Diouf. From his game plan, the former glory of Arsenal let slip only two words, “possession, pressing”, during his presentation, and there was not enough time for a bet anyway. in a clear strategic position.
The 2024 Olympics are still a long way off for Henry
But the announcement of his first list revealed a strong choice: no player born in 2001 is included, not even those who played the Euro this year, when Sylvain Ripoll was still coach. The titular goalkeeper of Lille Lucas Chevalier, brilliant during the last European tournament, was therefore not retained. The 2001 vintage can however participate in the Olympic Games which will take place in Paris next year, the stated objective of the French Football Federation, which wants a medal.
But if Henry “understands the craze” for the 2024 Olympics, he prefers above all to think of the qualification campaign for Euro 2025, which begins Monday (6 p.m.) in Slovenia for the Blueberries. “I’m thinking regarding Denmark, to find a consistent team, which can also be consistent once morest Slovenia.” Strikers Rayan Cherki, Bradley Barcola, Arnaud Kalimuendo and Elye Wahi are among the few players recalled since the change of coach, and are called upon to carry the offensive waves of the Espoirs. In midfield, Warren Zaire-Emery, holder at only 17 years old in the midfield of Paris Saint-Germain, will also be scrutinized in Nancy.
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