Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has been tipped to take over as a supervisor away from France, regardless of him being set to teach France on the Paris Olympics subsequent month.
The Frenchman first moved into teaching when he grew to become an Arsenal U19 coach in 2015. A spell as Roberto Martinez’s assistant supervisor at Belgium for Euro 2016 adopted, earlier than he took his first managerial job at Monaco in 2018, swiftly adopted by Montreal Imapct in 2019.
Henry then made a return to Belgium as assistant supervisor for the 2022 World Cup, earlier than taking up the France U21 facet. The previous Arsenal striker will lead the nation on the Olympic Video games this summer time in consequence, with gamers resembling Michael Olise, Alexandre Lacazette and Jean-Philippe Mateta included in his squad.
Thierry Henry (Picture credit score: Alamy)
However former Wales striker Robert Earnshaw believes that Henry is the right man to switch Rob Web page as Wales supervisor, who was sacked earlier this week following the nation’s failure to succeed in Euro 2024.
Talking about who Wales ought to think about appointing, Earnshaw prompt that Henry is definitely somebody with the requisite credentials to encourage the nation for the upcoming World Cup 2026 qualifiers.
“One title who’s left area however I might throw is Thierry Henry,” Earnshaw mentioned. “It is my very own private thought. I spent a while with Thierry on the teaching course a few years in the past as a result of he was on the Welsh FA course.
Wales sacked Rob Web page earlier this week (Picture credit score: Nick Potts)
“He is aware of (technical director) David Adams and the set-up, and he understands Welsh soccer. The one factor that stood out after I was sat with Thierry was his soccer mind is sensible.
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“With France U21s and the Olympic workforce, he understands younger gamers. He would increase the bar and the extent. I do not know whether or not he would need it. I may see somebody like Thierry doing it. His soccer mind is sensible, he is so sharp, superior and has received nice concepts.”
However whereas Earnshaw suggests Henry ought to grow to be the following supervisor, the bookmakers’ have Como’s head of improvement Osian Roberts down because the favorite. Ryan Giggs, Mark Hughes, Sam Allardyce and Craig Bellamy are all names touted to switch Web page, too.
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