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  • Revealed: Thierry Henry ‘turned off the TV’ when Xhaka captained Arsenal

    Revealed: Thierry Henry ‘turned off the TV’ when Xhaka captained Arsenal

    Former Manchester United star Patrice Evra has revealed what Arsenal legend Thierry Henry thinks of Granit Xhaka.

    The Swiss international was sent off for Arsenal against Burnley in the Premier League, a game they lost 1-0 at home.

    Xhaka was the subject of controversy last season when he lost the captaincy after insulting the club’s own supporters.

    “Thierry Henry, one day he invited me to his house to watch Arsenal,” Evra told Sky Sports.

    “He turned on the TV, the first image he saw on the screen was Xhaka leading Arsenal.

    “Thierry Henry turned off the TV. He said ‘I can’t watch my team & Xhaka being the captain.’”

    Evra continued: “We didn’t watch the game, we started talking about many things and he turned off the screen.

    “It tells you everything about what even the legends of this club think about him [Xhaka]. He, again, let down his team.”

  • Arsenal: I can’t tell Aubameyang to stay when I left – Henry

    Arsenal: I can’t tell Aubameyang to stay when I left – Henry

    Thierry Henry is hoping to see Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang remain at Arsenal, but the man who left the Gunners for Barcelona in his own playing days admits another prolific frontman may decide to take on a challenge away from north London.

    Speculation regarding the long-term future of the highly-rated 30-year-old frontman continues to rage at Emirates Stadium.

    Aubameyang is tied to terms through to the summer of 2021, but is yet to commit to a contract extension beyond that point.

    Henry told Sky Sports of the decision facing Aubameyang: “Everybody will do whatever they have to do. How am I going to say to someone to stay when I left? Things happen but that doesn’t kill the love that you have for a place.

    “As an Arsenal fan you want him to stay, but as a football player he will assess the situation with his family, with his dad, and see what is the best for them.

    “If you’re an Arsenal man then you don’t want him to leave, but the guy has a career and I don’t know what’s in his head.

    “All I know is that we are definitely going to miss his goals if he does leave. He does score goals and if you take the goals of Aubameyang away, it’s a tough one.

    “I respect people and what they have to go through and what desire or dream they have, but as an Arsenal man, any Arsenal fan would be crazy to say he should leave.

    “I don’t want him to leave, but on the other side you have to understand the guy has a life and maybe he needs to see something else. Who knows? I hope that he stays.”

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  • Aguero breaks Thierry Henry’s Premier League record

    Manchester City striker, Sergio Aguero, has broken Thierry Henry’s Premier League record for the most goals scored by a foreign player.

    Aguero netted a hat-trick on Sunday, as City hammered Aston Villa 6-1.

    The Argentina international now has 177 goals in the competition.

    The 31-year-old now sits joint-fourth in the list of all-time Premier League goalscorers, behind Andy Cole, Wayne Rooney and record goalscorer Alan Shearer.

    Victory for Manchester City means Pep Guardiola’s side have leapfrogged Leicester City into second place.

    The champions have also closed the gap on leaders Liverpool to 14 points.

  • Monaco midfielder Cesc Fabregas reacts to Henry’s sack

    Monaco midfielder, has finally reacted to the club sacking manager, Thierry Henry.

    Henry has said goodbye to Monaco fans, after being sacked and replaced by Leonardo Jardim few days ago.

    The former Arsenal and Barcelona player replaced Jardim in October, but now the Ligue 1 club has done a U-turn, after he won four of his 20 matches in charge leaving them 19th in the table, three points from safety.

    Henry, who took over from Leonardo Jardim on October 13, has not won at home in Ligue 1, with his team sitting in the relegation zone in 19th place.

    But reacting, Fabregas said Henry could have succeeded at Monaco had he been given more time at the club.

    Asked about Henry’s sacking ahead of Monaco’s clash with Guingamp, Fabregas was quoted by Metro UK as saying: “Football doesn’t wait for anyone.

    “Unfortunately, maybe he didn’t have the right time to make all his plans. Now we are in a new situation.”

     

  • Henry’s Monaco continue winless run, heavily beaten in UCL clash

    Thierry Henry remains without a win since taking charge of Monaco after they were beaten 4-0 at home by Club Brugge in Group A.

    Hans Vanaken scored twice in the space of five first-half minutes to put the visitors firmly in control and Wesley made it three with a superb curling shot to put the game beyond the Ligue 1 strugglers before half-time.

    Brugge skipper Ruud Vormer capped a fine display with a well-taken fourth late on.

    Also in Group A, Atletico Madrid gained revenge for their 4-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund a fortnight ago with a 2-0 victory at Wanda Metropolitano.

    They opened the scoring when a pass from Filipe Luis was dummied by Angel Correa and Saul’s scuffed shot deflected in off Manuel Akanji. Antoine Griezmann held off his marker to seal the three points with 10 minutes remaining.

    Group D leaders Porto were comfortable 4-1 winners at home to Lokomotiv Moscow, with Hector Herrara giving Porto the lead after two minutes.

    Moussa Marega made it two with a powerful run and finish but Lokomotiv Moscow pulled one back through substitute Jefferson Farfan’s neat header.

    Jesus Corona made the game safe for Porto and Monteiro Otavio added a fourth in stoppage time.

    Schalke pulled clear in second place with a 2-0 win at home to Galatasaray.

    Guido Burgstaller took advantage of a goalkeeping error from Fernando Muslera to curl in the opener after four minutes and Mark Uth made it 2-0 with a cool finish.

  • Ligue 1: Henry denied first win as Monaco play draw

    Monaco head coach Thierry Henry is still searching for his first victory after the Ligue 1 strugglers drew 2-2 with Dijon on Saturday, while second-place Lille extended their winning run to four matches.
    Henry, who took over from the sacked Leonardo Jardim earlier this month, needed a powerful header from centre-back Kamil Glik on 78 minutes to prevent Monaco crashing to a fifth straight league loss.
    Germany full-back Benjamin Henrichs opened the scoring for Monaco on 30 minutes, but the 2017 French champions fell behind at home after Dijon responded with goals from Mickael Alphonse and Mehdi Abeid.
    Poland international Glik rescued a point for Monaco although they are now winless in 13 outings in all competitions and above bottom club Guingamp, who drew 1-1 with Strasbourg, only on goal difference.
    “It’s good we came back for the draw, but it’s not a win. I’m trying to stay positive. I have to stay positive when things are tough,” said Henry, who lost Nacer Chadli to injury in the warm-up.
    Lille have surprisingly emerged as Paris Saint-Germain’s closest challengers, after the club narrowly avoided relegation at the end of last season.
    Christophe Galtier’s side closed to within five points of PSG as Portuguese teenager Rafael Leao netted a 56th-minute winner in a 1-0 defeat of Caenon his first start for Lille.
    Montpellier, unbeaten since the first weekend of the season, stayed in third after strolling to a 3-0 win at Toulouse with goals from Gaetan Laborde, Andy Delort and Junior Sambia.
    Lyon climbed one spot to fourth with a 2-1 victory away to 10-man Angers.
    The hosts played almost an hour with a man less after Ismael Traore was sent off for a crude tackle on former Celtic striker Moussa Dembele.
    Houssem Aouar put Lyon ahead on 63 minutes and Memphis Depay added a second late on, but Lyon faced a nervy final few minutes after Cristian Lopez pulled a goal back for Angers.
    Nantes secured a second win in a row under new boss Vahid Halilhodzic, the Bosnian forward who starred for the club in the 1980s, as Gabriel Boschilia and Emiliano Sala were on target in a 2-1 triumph at Amiens.
    PSG take on great rivals Marseille on Sunday looking to match Tottenham Hotspur’s record of 11 straight wins in the 1960-61 campaign, the best start to a season in any of Europe’s top five leagues.
    Marseille have not beaten their most bitter foes for seven years, but they received a boost on Saturday as Rudi Garcia extended his contract until 2021.

  • Henry starts off at Monaco, as Ligue 1 returns

    Henry starts off at Monaco, as Ligue 1 returns

    The French Ligue 1 will resume from the international break on Friday, but Thierry Henry’s start of his reign as AS Monaco coach will be the major talking point.
    Henry who begins with a trip to Strasbourg on Saturday faces a big task to revive the club where he started his glittering playing career.
    Monaco, French champions and UEFA Champions League semi-finalists in 2017, are languishing 18th in the 20-team standings after winning one of their first nine games.
    “This club will always have a big place in my heart,” Henry told reporters on Wednesday. “So, to be able to come here and start again, it is a dream come true.
    “There is a lot of work to do, as you can imagine — but I am more than happy to be here.”
    The 41-year-old replaced Portuguese Leonardo Jardim who was sacked less than six months after leading Monaco to second place in the standings following their first league title since 2000.
    Henry was assistant coach of the Belgium team who finished third at this year’s World Cup after losing to France in the semi-finals.
     
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  • Ligue 1: Thierry Henry appointed Monaco head coach

    Ligue 1: Thierry Henry appointed Monaco head coach

    Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has been appointed as head coach of Monaco until June 2021.

    The 41-year-old Frenchman, who had been Belgium’s assistant manager, began his professional career at Monaco and helped them win Ligue 1 in 1997.
    The club are third from bottom in Ligue 1 and sacked manager Leonardo Jardim on Thursday.
    “It seems like fate that I will begin my managerial career here,” said Henry, who is Arsenal’s record goalscorer.
    The former Juventus, Barcelona and New York Red Bulls player was linked with Aston Villa in recent weeks and said he received some “very attractive offers” over the last few months.
    “Monaco will always be close to my heart,” he added. “I’m incredibly excited to be given this opportunity but now the hard work must begin.”
    Monaco have won just once all season in all competitions. In Ligue 1 they have six points from nine games with five defeats and they have lost both games in the Champions League.
    Henry’s first game in charge will be against Strasbourg in the league on 20 October, before a Champions League tie with Club Brugge four days later.

    Portuguese boss Jardim was appointed in 2014 and led the club to the French title in 2017, their first since 2000.

    The 44-year-old also guided Monaco to the Champions League semi-finals in 2016-17 and helped develop players such as Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe, Atletico Madrid’s Thomas Lemar, and Manchester City pair Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy.
    Henry was with Belgium on Friday as they beat Switzerland 2-1 in the Nations League. In July he helped the team finish third at the World Cup.
    He started his career at Monaco in 1994 under former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, before joining Juventus in 1999.
    After just one year in Italy, he signed for the Gunners and went on to win two Premier League titles and two FA Cups in eight years in north London.
    Then came a move to Barcelona, where he won the treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League in 2008-09.
    In 2010 he signed for Major League Soccer side Red Bulls, where he spent five seasons and also had a two-month loan spell back at Arsenal in early 2012.
    Henry was a World Cup winner with France in 1998 and won the European Championship two years later, scoring 51 goals in 123 appearances for Les Bleus.
    He retired as a player in December 2014 to work as a television pundit, before joining Belgium’s coaching staff in 2016.
    “His knowledge of football, his passion for the game, his high standards and his commitment to our colours make his nomination a reality,” Monaco chief executive Vadim Vasilyev said.
    “Thierry is both aware of the task ahead and eager to start his new job. He can count on our trust and all our support to bring a new dynamic to the team and carry out its mission. ”
    Patrick Kwame Ampadu, a coach at Arsenal’s academy and father of Chelsea and Wales player Ethan Ampadu, will join Henry’s coaching staff, alongside Benfica Under-23 coach Joao Carlos Valado Tralhao.
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  • Ligue 1: Struggling Monaco sack manager Jardim

    Monaco have sacked manager Leonardo Jardim with the club third from bottom of France’s Ligue 1.

    The news potentially opens the way for Thierry Henry to become the French club’s next boss after their former striker was linked with the role.
    Former France and Arsenal star Henry, 41, began his career at Monaco and helped them win Ligue 1 in 1997.
    Portuguese boss Jardim was appointed in 2014 and led the club to the French title in 2017, their first since 2000.
    The 44-year-old also guided Monaco to the Champions League semi-finals in 2016-17 and helped develop players such as forward Kylian Mbappe, now at Paris St-Germain.
    In a club statement, Jardim said: “I’m grateful and proud to have been Monaco coach for more than four years. I’ve always given my very best and worked with passion. We achieved some great victories together and I’ll always keep those memories.”
    Monaco chief executive Vadim Vasilyev added: “I want to thank Leonardo with deepest respect for all the work he has done.
    “His time here will remain as one of the most beautiful pages in the history of the club.
    “Leonardo will still be part of the Monaco family.”

  • Ligue 1: Thierry Henry on Monaco manager shortlist

    Ligue 1: Thierry Henry on Monaco manager shortlist

    Former France international Thierry Henry is being considered as a replacement for manager Leonardo Jardim at Ligue 1 side, Monaco.

    The French club are expected to sack their Portuguese boss, 44, with the team third from bottom in Ligue 1 with six points from nine games.
    World Cup winner Henry, who is on the shortlist for a similar role at Aston Villa, began his professional career at Monaco and helped them win Ligue 1 in 1997.
    Jardim led the club to another French title in 2017, their first since 2000.
    The former Sporting Lisbon manager was appointed by Monaco in 2014 and helped develop players such as Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe, Atletico Madrid’s Thomas Lemar, and Manchester City pair Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy.
    Jardim also guided the French side to the Champions League semi-finals during the 2016-17 campaign.