Thierry Henry, legendary former Arsenal scorer, ignited Manchester United fans by focusing on Amad Diallo's gaze moments before scoring Manchester United's winning goal against Manchester City (2-1), Sunday in the Premier League.
Thierry Henry cracked down again. The former Arsenal striker ignited Manchester United fans, a club against whom he fought epic battles at the heart of his career with the Gunners. Although he has put his crampons away since 2014, the former striker has since hit the mark with his analyzes as a consultant. Last month, his explanations on Kylian Mbappé's failed performance in the Champions League during Real Madrid's defeat at Liverpool (2-0) were seen 1.7 million times on the CBS Sports X account.
“Poetry”
Monday evening, the 1998 world champion returned to the Sky Sports set, where he had been a consultant before stopping in 2018 to devote himself to his coaching career. And his performance on the show Monday Night Football alongside Jamie Carragher, formerly of Liverpool, made an impression. Notably the way he focused on Amad Diallo's gaze a few moments before scoring the winning goal for Manchester United during the derby against Manchester City (2-1). Launched in depth by Lisandro Martinez, the Ivorian international winger lobbed Ederson, the opposing goalkeeper with a left-footed touch before scoring from a complicated angle.
The way Diallo followed his gaze to where the ball was going to bounce rather than just looking at the ball in the air amazed Henry. “He is doing something very important”, the former Barça player. “When the ball goes over his head, if he keeps looking at it, he'll never catch it, but he stops looking at it and watches where it's going to bounce, that's the only way he'll catch it. 'catch the ball. He knows he will catch it only after the rebound.
A rather simple analysis but tinged with explanatory gestures and such enthusiasm that it generated a wave of fiery reactions on social networks. Even among Manchester United fans like UtdDistrict accounts. “Thierry commenting on Diallo’s goal is just poetry,” says one of them. “Only a world-class player can notice that, it’s unreal,” says another user of the social network among a burst of comments. Many are now calling for his return to the channel for the Premier League. Thierry Henry has been free since his sudden departure from his position as coach of the France Espoirs team last September after winning the silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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