Former Barcelona glory between 2007 and 2010, Thierry Henry was obviously in front of the shock between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday evening. Not as a supporter, but in the role of consultant for the American channel CBS Sports. And the former coach of the French Hopes team did not really appreciate the show.
If he was rather complimentary to Gonçalo Ramos for his goal of victory, recognizing the work of the attacker in the face of the positioning of the blaugranas defenders, the legends of the Blues was not so much towards Hansi Flick. On the contrary, Thierry Henry did not at all appreciate the strategy implemented by the German coach.
At the microphone of CBSthe columnist was very critical: “You can't play in the Champions League with such a high defensive line. I'm sorry. When we face good teams, we are exposed, and that's exactly what happened tonight. »»
Hansi Flick “Têtu”?
“Whenever a player starts at the right time, he scores a goal. We mentioned it every time, but they
(The Barcelona staff, editor's note) Do not want to change their strategy, and I understand that coaches can sometimes be stubborn. But it can be expensive in big games ”he continued.
This is not the first time that Thierry Henry recades the ideas of the German tactician. Still on the set of the American media, he contradicted Jamie Carragher, legend of Liverpool and columnist, who praised the new tactic of Barça in November 2024. “I don't think Flick has launched a new era. Xavi did it. Flick continues what Xavi started. He launched Cubarsi, Lamine… It was Xavi who launched a lot of players there. Xavi left and Flick has arrived, but I think that with the two years they played with Xavi, crossing a complicated season like the previous one, this is where you learn more about your character and what you have to do. »»
