The French Football Federation formalized on Monday the appointment of Thierry Henry as coach of the France Espoirs team.
In its press release, the FFF also revealed the identity of the former Gunner’s assistant: the former Angers coach Gérald Baticle.
” The French Football Federation is pleased to announce the appointment of Thierry Henry as coach of the France Espoirs team, for a period of two years, until 2025. Gérald Baticle will join Thierry Henry’s staff in as assistant coach. »
The technical staff of Les Bleuets could be further expanded in the coming days, Gaël Clichy, former teammate of Thierry Henry at Arsenal as in the France team, being particularly expected.
is appointed coach of the France Espoirs team, until 2025 ✍️
The former international will lead Les Bleuets for the next Euro U21 2025 qualifying campaign and for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/Bj59AzydZF
— French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) August 21, 2023
” Thierry Henry will lead Les Bleuets for the next qualifying campaign for UEFA Euro U21 2025 and for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (July 25-August 10), a major objective for the Federationrecalls the FFF. The 1998 world and 2000 European champion will unveil his first list of players on Thursday August 31, for the next two matches of the France Espoirs team, against Denmark, in a friendly (Thursday September 7 in Nancy) and in Slovenia, as part of the qualifications for Euro 2025 (Monday September 11 in Koper). »
