After shining in the jersey of Arsenal and the French team, Thierry Henry brilliantly succeeded in his reconversion in the media, speaking in particular on the American channel CBS Sport. Wednesday evening, one of his speeches moved social networks, a beautiful statement towards someone on set.
Legendary player, Thierry Henry became a respected consultant by appearing on the American channel CBS Sport for Champions League matches broadcast abroad. The former French international notably delivers his analyzes alongside Micah Richardspassed by Manchester City and forced to take time off from his career in 2019 at just 31 years old due to knee problems. When returning to the wound of Kasper Schmeichel on the shoulder that could force him to retire, Thierry Henry made a beautiful statement to his sidekick on the set.
“I have the greatest respect for the way you handled this.”
« I wanted to tell you something. Yesterday (Tuesday), I couldn’t, because it was Kasper (Schmeichel) time, started Thierry Henry. Yesterday you made me realize something. I wanted to tell you face to face. At the end of my career, I played ten years with severe pain in my Achilles tendons on both sides, but I was able to finish my career the way I wanted. You couldn’t do that. I have the utmost respect for the way you handled this. I don’t know how you did it mentally », greeted Thierry Henryreported by RMC.
“You are now my favorite person on this show”
« Yet you still sit here being happy, you cheer everyone up, you make everyone happy. I look at you and I just wanted to tell you because we appreciate your valueadded the former number 12 of Blues. Sometimes you might feel like you’re invisible, but you’re seen. For the longest time, my favorite person on this show was Chloe. She’s the one who helps me with the analysis, but I’m sure she won’t mind if I say that you are now my favorite person on this show. »
A statement that moved Micah Richards. « I was really depressed but I didn’t deal with it. I drank a lot to try to mask my painrevealed the English consultant. A good friend helped me put things into perspective, he said to me: ‘Are you happy? Do you have your family by your side?’ Despite the severity of my injury at the time, I tried to take the good side of things, not the bad. In life I just try to see the positive. »
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