Thierry Henry considers that Napoli showed racism towards their Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen.
Appointed coach of the France Espoirs team at the end of August, Thierry Henry has not completely abandoned his role as consultant. Although he no longer analyzes Ligue 1 matches on Amazon Prime Video, the former Blues striker still comments on football news on CBS Sports, particularly on Champions League evenings. And one subject has particularly marked him in recent days: the broadcast on the social network TikTok of an offensive video about Victor Osimhen by his own club, Napoli.
An approach that “Titi” is simply racist. “It’s wrong on every level.he condemns. I mean, what exactly are we talking about? Above all, it’s your own team! Whether it’s on Toc Toc, Tic Tic – whatever the name, TikTok or whatever – is that what you do to your own players? Do your due diligence and stop pissing people off. Plus, you make a video. It’s not like it’s a reaction, which is always stupid and shocking. »
“Yes, it’s racist”
And the Bleuets coach, shocked, continued: “ There you thought about it and you said to yourself, ‘You know what? I have an idea, let me create this video…’ Really? Is that what you do, in addition to your own players? Yes, it’s racist. Where I come from, when you’re doing your job, if you put a black person next to a coconut, you get punched in the face, straight up! What’s new here is that it comes from your own club. Usually, it can come from the opposing club. But the… “
