2023-08-10 22:09:08
Four months after poaching Hervé Renard, will the FFF do the surprise guest trick again? According to information from RMC Sport and of The Teamwhich we are able to confirm, the FFF has a strong interest in the very flashy profile of Thierry Henry as coach of the Espoirs.
The name of the former striker for the France team comes up frequently in discussions led by President Philippe Diallo with Marc Keller, head of selections within the Comex, and national technical director Hubert Fournier. The position has been vacant since the ousting of Sylvain Ripoll, who landed on July 31 due to a missed Euro. Time is running out less than a month from the next gathering and especially a year from the 2024 Olympics, where France will be eagerly awaited.
Jocelyn Gourvennec also has a very good rating, while Sabri Lamouchi, Julian Stephan were also auditioned. But it is the legend of Arsenal, still assistant to the Belgian selection at the World Cup in Qatar, who would collect the most votes. A videoconference interview took place this Monday with the one who is also pushed by the Ministry of Sports, in search of a popular face at the head of the Bleuets for the Paris Games.
“If an opportunity were to arise, of course I would have to study the question, but yes, I would very much like to,” said Thierry Henry last January at the microphone of Prime Video. Despite a one-game interim (one loss) as Belgium coach, Thierry Henry has not served on a bench as number 1 coach since 2020 and a complicated experience with the Montreal Impact.
Mixed experiences at AS Monaco then at the Montreal Impact
With a record of 9 wins, 4 draws and 16 losses, and a season without seeing his family, the former Arsenal striker had decided to end his Canadian contract in the midst of the Covid-19 epidemic in order to return to his relatives. Previously, Thierry Henry had had an equally chaotic first experience on the side of AS Monaco. Disturbed by the injuries of many players, the adventure had come to an end after only three months and results deemed unsatisfactory (19th in Ligue 1).
To reconnect with the coaching profession, Thierry Henry will first have to put an end to his activities as a TV consultant in France and abroad.
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