Didier Deschamps spoke on Thursday of his future relationship with Thierry Henry, on the way to becoming the coach of the French Espoirs. With a little reminder.
In office for twelve years as coach of the France A team, Didier Deschamps does not seem ready to hang up since he is currently under contract until 2026 after the former boss of the FFF, Noël Le Graët, extended it before being himself pushed towards the exit. And since there is movement within the governing body, Sylvain Ripoll was also thanked. Coach of Hopes, the latter did not survive the disappointing elimination of his team in the quarter-finals of the last Euro. Thierry Henry should succeed him and Didier Deschamps mentioned the arrival of his former teammate with the Blues.
In a long interview with The Teamthe coach of the A first had kind words for the now ex-consultant of Prime Video. ” I’m happy for him, he’s someone I’ve always had a good relationship with, with a lot of respect. “Believing that Thierry Henry” has the ability “to be a good coach of the Espoirs and that”he will do his best to make it work“, Didier Deschamps nevertheless showed caution, recalling that “ Thierry (Henry) will be judged on his results“.
“There is a priority and these are the A’s”
And the winner of the 2018 World Cup on the bench of the Blues also made things clear to remind, in his own way, that he kept the hand and the priority against Thierry Henry. ” There is a reality that is not of today: at the Federation, there is a priority and it is the A’s. ” And Didier Deschamps to conclude, in a spirit of appeasement: ” Which did not prevent me, when there is a big competition, from leaving players available to the Hopes. But, I repeat, it is not against each other.”
