In full preparation for the future Olympic Games with the France Espoirs team, Thierry Henry is preparing to test his team on Friday against Ivory Coast. In a two-hour interview given to subscribers of the Parisian, the Bleuets coach returned to his relationship with Zinedine Zidane when they were players. The two world champions have often been pitted against each other during their respective careers. The younger of the two, Thierry Henry, said he suffered from this constant comparison: “with Zizou, we were not compared, we were opposed. And it was super lame. I have enormous respect for Zizou. He calls me the American, and I the Ancient. I never had a problem with him. Frankly, it was heavy. »
Before continuing: “when he gave me his first assist for the senior team, in the quarter-final of the 2006 World Cup against Brazil (1-0), he exclaimed at the end of the match: 'Now we won't be able to say that I never gave him one.” There, we're talking about Zizou. A monster. Everyone had their own character. We were five years apart, I was closer to Wiltord, Nico (Anelka) or David (Trezeguet). As he was always with Duga. But he even said once: “Titi, he's the funniest of the group”. The two legends of the French team are now coaches and both aspire to become the coach of this double world champion team.
