They may have been teammates for club and country, but Thierry Henry isn't against making a quip regarding Patrick Vieira's appointment as New York City FC head coach.
"He went to the wrong team," Henry told reporters in an interview released by Sports 360 on Thursday.
Henry and Vieira played together both for the French national team, winning the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship, and Arsenal, where they played for the legendary "Invincibles" team. But Henry's time as a New York Red Bulls superstar means he's drawing the line at MLS local allegiances.
That said, Henry also extended his support to Vieira, who was announced as NYCFC's head coach on Monday, and wished "him all the very best, I think he deserves it."
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“New York is a great town,” Henry said. “He is going to love that. He is going to be coaching some guys I played against which will be funny, and hopefully he can change the way that team is. It is a massive disappointment for them not to make the playoffs — I don’t know how they didn’t manage to do that, but they didn’t.
"So Patrick being there, hopefully it will be great for him and who knows what will happen after.”
(H/T Empire of Soccer)
