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The doomed spell to the failure of the former Arsenal striker at the helm of Ligue 1 may have been torrid, but his former boss thinks he'll bounce back
Thierry Henry can still lead a brilliant career as director despite his three months loaded with Monaco, insists his former boss Arsene Wenger.
The legendary French striker was sacked after 20 games at the helm after only four wins with the Ligue 1 club, and was replaced by the man he himself succeeded, Leonardo Jardim.
However, Wenger, who coached Henry for eight years at the trophy as a player at Arsenal, believes that the timing of the 41-year-old's arrival at the Stade Louis II has contributed to the brevity of his tenure, stating that pressure was mounting faster coaches midway through a campaign than at the beginning of a season.
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"If you arrive in October and the team is in a bad position, you have three months," said the French at the Laureus World Sports Awards 2019, "because in January, everyone starts to stand out. worry that things might go wrong, have less time.
"That's what happened to Thierry, but the way he will rebound will be very important. I believe that he has the quality and desire to make a career and that the career is judged over a longer period.
"I started my job at age 33, there were a lot of promising people around me, many went missing and some survived. You need luck and we have to work hard, but it is still very difficult to predict the career of a manager.
"We depend a lot on the quality of the players, the quality of the club and the confidence we get."
Turning to his own future, Wenger hastened to confirm he would seek a return to management.
The 69-year-old was tied to the position of Real Madrid's head coach after leaving Arsenal at the end of the 2017-18 season, but he said he was taking the time to travel watching former players Henry and Patrick Vieira bite their teeth in management.
"My future is unknown even for me," he said.
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"I'm pretty open, I like everyday life. I have traveled extensively around the world recently to see how the sport is developing and to see how much sport has become of paramount importance.
"I think sports around the world have a huge responsibility and that this responsibility is not just about stars, but values.
"It's good for me to see the players that I continued to share our game and develop young players."
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