Definitely, Euro-2021 which will take place from June 11 to July 11 has many surprises in store for us.

After the announcement of the return of Karim Benzema, it is Thierry Henry's turn to come back for the competition.

The former French international will indeed return to the management of the Belgian football team, the Belgian Football Federation (RBFA) announced on Sunday.

"Business in progress: we welcome Thierry Henry to the staff for Euro-2020", can we read on the Facebook and Instagram pages "Belgian Red Devils", official accounts devoted to the news of the Red Devils.

“It is an honor and a privilege to be called upon to lend a hand to Roberto, reacted Henry on the same channel.

It is the continuation of an unfinished story for which we will give everything to make it successful ”.

Probably in charge of attackers

Henry, 43, will therefore be part of the technical staff and will return to the post of assistant to Roberto Martinez he had held between 2016 and 2018. As during the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where Eden Hazard and his teammates had reached the semi-finals, Henry is expected to be in charge of the forwards, Romelu Lukaku, Mitchy Batsuhayi and Christian Benteke.

The former player of Monaco, Juventus, Barcelona or Arsenal had been without a club since February 25, the date of his resignation from his post as coach of Montreal, in the North American Football Championship (MLS) for mainly family reasons.

Since leaving the Belgian selection, Henry has hardly convinced in the role of coach.

For his first experience, he had first failed in Monaco, which had sacked him after only three months in office in early 2019.

His departure left "a void"

Since his first stint with the Red Devils, Henry had never really been replaced in the Belgium team where the very discreet Scotsman Shaun Maloney had donned the costume of assistant coach.

Coach Roberto Martinez and the Belgian players have never hidden their pleasure in working with the Frenchman.

“Thierry has this experience which allows me to constantly improve.

His departure will leave a void, ”Lukaku regretted in 2018 after the announcement of Henry's departure.

The Belgian press was "surprised" by the return of the Frenchman in the management, noting, like

The Last Hour

on its website, that he "was very appreciated within the group".

The

SudPresse

newspaper

website

goes even further by imagining Henry as Martinez's successor in the event of the latter's departure at the end of the Euro.

Before that, Belgium, which are among the favorite teams for the European title, will face in the group stage in group B Russia (June 12), Denmark (June 17) and Finland (June 21).

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