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Djorkaeff expected Henry to struggle with Monaco

The former France star is confident his former team-mate will successfully emerge from a poor start to life as a head coach

Youri Djorkaeff believes Thierry Henry will succeed with Monaco, despite a tough start to his coaching career.

Following Wednesday's 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, Monaco have won only one match out of eight since Henry took over from Leonardo Jardim in October.

That victory came last weekend, 1-0 away to Caen in Ligue 1, as the club currently sits in 19th with 10 points from 14 matches.

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According to Djorkaeff, however, Monaco's situation meant this initial period of difficulty was inevitable.