Montreal Impact confirmed on Thursday that his coach Thierry Henry leaves office for family reasons. The 43-year-old Frenchman said that the pandemic problem kept him away from his family and that he could no longer be in this situation.
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“With great regret I decided to make this decision,” the Frenchman said in a statement. “Last year was extremely difficult for me personally. Due to the global pandemic, I could not see my children. Unfortunately, due to the current restrictions and the fact that we will have to move to the United States again. For a few months, it will be no different. The separation is too great for me and my children. Therefore, I have to make the decision to return to London and leave Motreal Impact with great sadness. ”
” I want to thank the fans, the players and the entire staff of this club who made me feel so welcome. I would also like to thank Kevin Gilmore, Olivier Renard and of course Joey and the whole Saputo family for giving me this wonderful opportunity. We had an impossible year together and making the playoffs with this group of people is an experience I will never forget. Thank you all for being there on this trip and I wish you much success in the future, “said the coach.
For his part, the Montreal sporting director, Olivier Renard, regretted his departure Henry. “His departure is unfortunate and premature, because it was very promising, but he informed me about his desire to return to his family, because the situation was and continues to be very difficult for him and his family.”
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“I want to thank him, first on a human level, for giving an example to the players last year, being away from his family, but also in sports and for what we have built together since his arrival. We wanted to build this club and we are on the right track. The process of finding a new coach is already underway and I will look for someone who is in line with the philosophy I have implemented “, explained the American manager.
It must be remembered that Thierry Henry came on the bench Montreal on November 14, 2019. In 2020, he led the team in the playoffs in MLS for the first time since the 2016 season, after a record of eight wins, 13 losses and two draws in a regular season marked by a pandemic, which includes only three games at Stade Saputo.
Under his leadership, the team also reached the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League, where it was eliminated by Olympics who leads Pedro Troglio.