2024-07-24 22:06:57
Thierry Henry, the coach of France, defeated the United States (3-0) in Marseille for his entry into the Paris-2024 football tournament, compared with the first match of the Blues during the 1998 World Cup, winning 3-0, in Marseille.
Like a sense of deja vu. “The match was very similar to the one against South Africa” Henry remembered after the meeting. “The first 20 minutes: in fear, in stress, in emotion. I can understand my players, it happens to me too.”
In 1998, at the Marseille Vélodrome, the Blues, for their entry into ‘their’ World Cup which they played at home, dropped their football before they played against Bafana-Bafana.
Read againParis Olympics 2024: Thierry Henry’s Blues easily won their entry into the running
Thierry Henry who was a footballer at that time scored the third and last goal for the French football team. “I don’t want to talk about 98 before the meeting, revealed the Olympic coach again, because it is not easy: being at home, at the Vélodrome, in Marseille, it is good, but you can forget yourself a little. It’s okay to feel it, but you shouldn’t punish it. “
Henry does not want to put this much emotion on the youth of his team, who are players under the age of 23, with three others, outside the age category (Lacazette, Mateta, Badé). “Look at the Brazilians at the World Cup at home: they are experienced players, with many caps”he said before thanking the people of Marseille for their patience.
Read againFrance-United States: Lacazette as a guide, full backs are tough … tops and flops
“It’s a chess game: if everyone starts whistling when you try to build something on a small block, it can hinder you even more. He was patient and never stopped encouraging us.” Henry’s Blues will return to Marseille on July 30 against New Zealand. Before that, they will face Guinea in Nice on July 27.
#Thierry #Henry #remembers #match #South #Africa