There was no gold, but that’s the way it is. Thierry Henry had little to reproach his players for after the French team’s defeat against Spain (3-5 aet) in the final of the Olympic Games.
” We fought until the end. This team has always fought, stressed the coach of the Blues, on France 2. The last goal, we can understand it. We had moments of uncertainty for 20 minutes (in the first half, editor’s note), it cost us dearly, like the fourth goal, a mistake of inattention. It was a crazy final, in the end, we are still medalists. Unfortunately not Olympic champions, but we can’t say anything to this team.”
“The story is extraordinary”
France will not win gold this time, but it is the first Olympic medal in football since the French victory in Los Angeles in 1984. It’s still important. At the time, I have a hard time realizing it, but it’s still a beautiful story,” Henry confides.
This team dreamed of gold, and it was not far from it. But with the absences of certain elements, not released by their clubs, the French collective showed a face that delighted its coach. “No disappointment, extraordinary, I can’t be disappointed, the story is extraordinary”Henry added on RMC. We can be ugly in victory and beautiful in defeat, and this footballing summer has reminded us of that.
