Thierry Henry soon became the coach of the Ligue 1 club Girondins Bordeaux season 2018/2019. The former Barcelona striker replaced Gus Poyet who decided to resign from the team's coaching chair.
Despite the inaugural week of the Ligue 1 2018/2019 season, Bordeaux currently does not have a coach. Quoted from ESPN on Wednesday (08/22/2018), Henry has agreed to become the captain of the club. The former France international and Arsenal legend have agreed to become a new coach at Les Girondins - the nickname of Bordeaux.
Poyet was suspended by the club a few days ago after expressing his anger in public because management sold the forward Gaatan Laborde to Montpellier without his knowledge. After arguing with the coach, Bordeaux had let Poyet leave before getting his replacement.
The news of the appointment came just a day after compatriot Arsene Wenger revealed that Henry would coach a club in France.
"Yes, he (Henry) wants to be a Bordeaux coach, he is smart and has quality. The question we always ask ourselves is whether we are ready to sacrifice our lives for the coaching profession," said Wenger, who was on a long vacation in Corsica, told Corse Matin local newspaper.
Henry has taken his first tentative steps into the world of coaching after previously only working as a football pundit on one British television. He also became an assistant to the national team coach at the 2018 World Cup.
Previously reportedly going to Aston Villa
Previously, Arsenal legend Thierry Henry reportedly reached an oral agreement with Aston Villa to become coach of the 201/2019 season. Henry's appointment will soon be completed after Aston Villa sacked old coach Steve Bruce.
The former Arsenal striker, now rumored to have joined as coach for French clup, had previously verbally agreed to take his first managerial role, replacing Steve Bruce at Aston Villa.
Aston Villa's new majority shareholder Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens reportedly did not support Bruce's move to train Aston Villa. Bruce was considered a failure because he could not help Aston Villa return to the Premier League in 2018-1919 season. They lost to Fulham in the Championship play-offs last season.
Rumors circulated around Villa Park's football community that Bruce would be released from his duties in the coming days, and it was understood that Henry would be arranged to take over at the club. but it was reportedly failed, because it did not fulfill the agreement. Until now it was unclear why Hendry failed to go to the Villa.
Henry is part of coach Roberto Martinez's staff in Belgium during the 2018 World Cup, where they reached the semifinals before France were eliminated. During his career at Arsenal, Henry made more than 250 appearances. He scored more than 150 goals at the club. After retiring as a footballer, he joined Sky Sport as a football pundit to comment on and count on Premier League matches.
But recently, Henry announced via his official Twitter that he would not return to Sky Sports for the upcoming football season. He wants to fulfill the long-term ambition of being a soccer coach. []
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