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Thierry Henry’s French team begins its Olympic tournament on Wednesday evening in Marseille and the Bleuets coach is hoping for full support from the public.
The Stade Vélodrome has been waiting for months for Kylian Mbappé, the star of PSG and the French team, but it will finally be Alexandre Lacazette, the captain of OL, who will be on the pitch. It is in Marseille that Thierry Henry’s Bleuets (reinforced by three players over 23 years old) begin the men’s football tournament of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games against the United States, Wednesday evening (kick-off 9 p.m., live on France 2 and Eurosport 1).
Thierry Henry and Alexandre Lacazette were amused by the possible reception that the Lyon players will receive (Rayan Cherki is also in the group of 18). “I came here with the French team, we were always well received, so I expect the same thing. I don’t know if it’s the same for Alex, but I expect the same thing”said the 98 world champion, before bursting into laughter. “But we hope to have a great atmosphere that will help our partners to play a good match, I am French, I am not from Lyon during the competition”assured “Laca”, captain of this Olympic team.
Thierry Henry’s message
The French coach concluded: “jokes aside, it’s super important, I’m sending a message, here, we are the French team, so we represent the French team, so at some point, we’re going to have to be French there, tomorrow, and simply support the French team”This press conference took place on Tuesday at the Trets stadium (on the border of Bouches-du-Rhône and Var), the delegation’s base camp for this first round.
The French Olympic team will follow up three days later with a second match against Guinea. This time it will be in Nice, at the Allianz Riviera, on Saturday. In the hope of a quick qualification for Guillaume Restes, Castello Lukeba, Manu Koné, Michael Olise and others. The third match against New Zealand will be played again at the Orange Vélodrome, on Tuesday next week.
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