DBasia.news – Thierry Henry failed to achieve the victory in his debut as the coach of AS Monaco in the Ligue 1. Monaco must admit the 2-1 superiority over Strasbourg at Stade de la Meinau.
This defeat made Monaco’s position in Ligue 1 temporary standing is becoming worse. Now, Monaco are in the 19th rank of Ligue 1 with 6 points from 10 matches.
“We reacted, we tried to play, even at 10. I have to be positive in the negative because I saw some signs of encouragement,” Henry said.
Monaco actually started the match well. At 16, Stevan Jovetic almost opened the score by the free kick. But, Strasbourg succeeded to utilize Kamil Glik and friends’ weakness in the defense sector and scored the goal at 17′ by Adrien Thomasson.
Thierry Henry
In the second half, Les Monègasques’ performance was improving. But, they have to play with 10 players after Samual Grandsir got a red card at 66′.
Played against 10 players, the host could score the second goal in this match by Leo Mothiba at 84′. The penalty kick from Youri Tielemans in the last minute still brought Strasbourg as the victory.
In the next match, Henry will lead his squad against Club Brugge in the Champions League.