Aurélie SACCHELLI, Media365: published on Sunday January 01, 2023 at 11:40 p.m.
In an interview with Sky Italia, Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku assured that Thierry Henry would be the next coach of the Red Devils following the resignation of Roberto Martinez.
After Monaco and the Montreal Impact…, Belgium? Thierry Henry could well know a third experience as head coach, if we are to believe Romelu Lukaku. According to the Belgian international striker, the former top scorer of the France team will rise in rank to move from the position of assistant to Roberto Martinez to that of coach of Belgium, following the resignation of the Spanish coach after the elimination of the Red Devils in the first round of the World Cup. The Inter striker said so at the microphone of Sky Italia : “For me, Thierry Henry is the next coach of Belgium. There is no doubt. I say it openly: he will be the next coach. He has the respect of all the players, he has won everything. He knows how to coach, he knows what we have to do to get there. He knows the team and the staff. (…) For me, he is the ideal coach for our national team. I don’t know who they will take, but I don’t think Belgium should start from scratch. So far this generation has not won, but we have to keep trying to win. Henry wants to win and I don’t think the federation will find a coach who wants to start from scratch. It’s not worth it to me. »
Belgium on a downward slope
Thierry Henry has been an assistant in the Belgium team since May 2021. Since then, Belgium have been eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Euro by Italy, then finished second in their Nations League group, before therefore to be eliminated from the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar, after a victory against Canada, a defeat against Morocco and a draw against Croatia. The Red Devils are now on a downward slope after experiencing their golden age, like Eden Hazard, who decided to retire from international football at 31. A few days before Christmas, Thierry Henry said: “I have to be modest about it because I’m still under contract with Belgium. But if we talk about the future: one day, hopefully, I want to find a club with a good project”. Nothing says that “Titi” wants to stay in Belgium, so…
