Football consultant for Amazon Prime Video, Thierry Henry now has a keen eye on Ligue 1. Ligue 1 is increasingly attractive due to the quality of its matches. Indeed, beyond the big teams that are PSG, AS Monaco, Olympique Lyonnais or Olympique de Marseille, teams like RC Lens, OGC Nice or even Stade Rennais are a pleasure to see. to play.
The same is true for several players who have impressed since the start of the season. And precisely, Thierry Henry wanted to take three players out of the lot. In an interview with the Journal du Dimanche, the 98 world champion wanted to highlight the conductor of the Olympique de Marseille, Dimitri Payet, the powerful and technical midfielder of RC Lens, Seko Fofana, and the striker who holds AS Saint-Etienne on his shoulders, Wahbi Khazri.
“Before, I liked Benjamin Nivet. Clean, clear. Mathieu Bodmer the same. Eden Hazard, he considers him one of the best with whom he has played. I can also quote Éric Carrière, Johan Micoud, Ali Benarbia. The thinkers. Today, in a different register, I like Seko Fofana (RC Lens). I have always liked Dimitri Payet (OM). People can think of him what they want but he has a brain. in West Ham, he lit up the English league. And he’s still there. There’s also Wahbi Khazri (ASSE). Look at his tempo, his movements, his finish. I don’t care your name or if you’re Brazilian : if I feel that there is a reflection in your game, it speaks to me. “, told Thierry Henry to the JDD.