Embracing his gang of 'Crazies', acting as a father figure - and showing off his dance moves! How Thierry Henry turned 'poison into medicine' to put France on the brink of Olympic gold glory

Embracing his gang of 'Crazies', acting as a father figure - and showing off his dance moves! How Thierry Henry turned 'poison into medicine' to put France on the brink of Olympic gold glory France will face Spain at the Parc des Princes in the men's football final on Friday Thierry Henry has affectionately been referring to his France side as 'the Crazies' Get breaking Premier League news straight to your phone on Mail Sport's new WhatsApp channel By Ian Herbert Published: 17:30 EDT, 8 August 2024 | Updated: 17:46 EDT, 8 August 2024 e-mail View comments His road through management has been bumpy, but suddenly it has brought Thierry Henry rewards beyond his wildest expectations and the effect on him was transparently clear when he gave a press conference of rare and raw emotion on Thursday. Henry, who will send out a young French side into the Olympic final against Spain on Friday night, spoke for nearly 40 minutes about his country, his patriotism and the beautiful circularity of the team's journey concluding at the Parc des Princes, a short drive from the tenements of the Les Ulis commune where he grew up. 'I don't usually go into the extremes but I'm living a dream, really, and it will be hard to wake up,' he said, reflecting his sense that these Olympics are, for a time at least, salving racial divisions which scarred French politics in the early summer.

'I don't know how to say this...

' Henry said. 'When we put our minds to it, no one can stop us. We needed this after wh.