“If the team lost, I would have understood the debate”: Thierry Henry calls Kylian Mbappé to order

We know their mutual attachment, their footballing similarities and their same love of the show. These two never hesitate to declare their love through the media. Perhaps this is a sign of benevolence from the senior towards his younger brother, but Thierry Henry raised his voice on Tuesday evening. The incredible turnaround of Kylian Mbappé, who does not see his future at PSG beyond January, did not please the former Gunners striker.

On the CBS set, before the match against Benfica Lisbon (1-1), he recalled the sense of priorities that a player must maintain towards his club. “Nobody likes to be exposed to what they’re not good at. He doesn’t like it, that’s all. But there is something bigger than all the rest: the club.

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Thierry Henry, @Karra23 & @LaurensJulien discuss Kylian Mbappé and reports that he wants to leave PSG. ???? pic.twitter.com/2tVzg8fx4z

– CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) October 11, 2022

According to him, the wrongs in this fiasco are still shared. “Did they make him feel that the club was the most important thing? Or did they make him feel more important than the club? he wonders.

Henry went through a similar situation at Barcelona

At the end of last season, the prodigy of Bondy had agreed to extend to PSG in exchange for guarantees on the sporting level. A 4-4-2 scheme with a renowned number nine like Robert Lewandowski was called for. This should open the door to a departure from Neymar. None of this happened, forcing the 2018 world champion to evolve into this famous role of “pivot”. We explain to you in this article why the Mbappé-Campos clan has reached the point of no return with the management.

Not playing in his favorite position, Thierry Henry has also experienced it. Just transferred from Arsenal in 2007, he is placed on the left flank of the FC Barcelona attack. “I didn’t like playing on the side at Barcelona. I hated. But I had to do it for the team. (…) I didn’t hear anyone say “Oh, what a nice gesture” to play on the left for others who had fewer international matches and goals than me. In the end, there is only one rule: if the coach asks you to do something, you do it for the good of the team. And the team wins! If the team lost, I would have understood the debate. »