After often disappointing experiences since the start of his coaching career, Thierry Henry was appointed coach of the French U21 team on August 21, 2023. One year before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the French Football Federation thus offered itself a nice gondola headliner for the Olympic tournament. It remained for Thierry Henry, far from convincing everyone during his previous missions, to succeed in this new challenge. Qualified for the final that the Blues will play on Friday at the Parc des Princes against Spain, the former Arsenal player has already managed to change certain opinions.
This is the case for Gregory Schneider, for example. The journalist spoke honestly about his change of point of view on Thierry Henry, during an appearance on the channel’s set
The Team Monday evening. ” I discovered him a little bit in fact. I found that when I was a consultant, I had some reservations. I found that he was sometimes a little off, a little ironic. I had trouble sometimes. And I find that what I have seen for six months proves to me that being a consultant is not his real role. »
“He’s a guy who has to have his hands on things.”
For the observer, after several years of trying to find his place in a new role, Thierry Henry would have finally succeeded. He’s a guy who has to have his hand in things. He’s an actor. He’s someone who has to be in a locker room. He’s someone who has to drive something. He’s not someone who’s outside the action. “On the other hand, Grégory Schneider wanted to add one thing concerning the success of French footballers during this 2024 Olympic tournament.
As for the first congratulations, he has a well-established order: ” Whatever the sport, whatever the situation, whatever you want, I will always refer to the players before the coaches. Always. They are the ones on the pitch, they are the ones who play. What Olise does, what Mateta has done from the beginning, what the kids behind do, including Restes… » But Thierry Henry is also to be congratulated.
