USA TODAY's Mike Foss caught up with French soccer legend Thierry Henry after New York Red Bulls practice on Thursday. Henry answered some of our questions and then we turned it over to our Twitter followers (Follow @USATODAYsports).

Henry talked about his post-playing career plans, the UEFA Champions League, and what he would change if he was MLS commissioner.

Mike Foss: After a tough loss, what do you say to try and get everyone back on the same page?

Thierry Henry: As you can expect try to be strong as a unit, especially defensively. We concede goals too easily, it's not like we were outplayed I think it comes down to being more committed and a lack of concentration at times as a back four and as a unit. But it's early in the season, you know, after the Columbus game and the Montreal game I said, 'Yes, we won but we're not going to win by every time scoring 4 or 5, we need to win 1-0, or get a 0-0 draw on the road.'

So everything can be better and worked on and hopefully the results are going to change.

MF: But there's no doubt the attack has been good, right?

TH: I know, and you know, it's not about attack. It isn't about one or two or three individuals scoring goals, it's about a team performing as a unit. We're goinig to try to find a way to play well in the whole 90 minutes. There are some new guys, some young guys at the back but there are no excuses, we are working to perform better. We got to perform and play well without our suspended and injured players.

MF: Is this year's team better than previous seasons?

TH: Yes and no. I do think we are better when we are full, but we are still struggling defensively when missing players. It takes time to try to find the right balance. As I said, no excuses, but it is helpful when you can work together every week with everyone healthy. And not having people leaving, coming, leaving again, changing positions, but we still have to find a way to perform.

MF: You and Kenny Cooper have been working well, how has his presence helped?

TH: Kenny is what I like to call and old-fashioned center forward and he just knows how to score. He will always be ready to make a run forward or in behind the defense and personally and the team as a unit we have to find him. Usually when we do find him, he finds the back of the net.

Justin Bennett (@JustinMBennett): being arguably the best player in the mls who do you feel is a close second? (how do we get them on red bull)

TH: I don't see myself as the best or whatever, but there are some great guys performing right now. [Chris] Wondolowski is scoring a bunch of goals, Kenny is another, all the guys in Kansas City are playing really well, and actually that's why you see me sometimes unhappy on the field. We need to be doing better, personally.

Derby (@FootieInAmerica): What's the first thing you would do to improve the league if you were MLS president?

TH: You know, I respect what [MLS Commissioner] Don Garber is doing, it's not an easy job. But maybe if you stopped the Designated Player rule, took away the salary cap, we might get more players from Europe jumping to play. It's an easy thing to say, but you know the league is going the right way, right now. But you know, right now, if you went to [Barcelona coach] Pep Guardiola or [Arsenal coach] Arsene Wenger and said, 'OK, you can keep three players.' It isn't an easy thing to work with. You know you have Pique, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Sanchez , I'm not going to list the whole squad but it would be great if [MLS] could have the best play and you could attract the best and mix it with the American players – that would be amazing! But for some reason it is how it is and I respect the decision of the commissioner.

Rene Lopez Muniz (@Rene_Muniz14): Why do you use the No.14? What does that mean to you?

TH: It's kind of weird, I've said it so many times but I actually wear number 12. That was my first number, that's the number I wanted to wear in the beginning. I had it at Monaco and I had it with the [French] national team. I wear it because of Marco Van Basten (NOTE: Van Basten led the Netherlands to the 1988 UEFA European Cup, scoring five goals including the second in the 2-0 win over the Soviet Union), that's the number he had during Euro '88. He came off the bench and we all know the story and he had the number 12. He was my favorite player growing up. But when I arrived at Arsenal, the guy that had the number 12 was an old teammate of mine playing at Monaco – and a friend. So the number available was 14.

MF: It seemed to work out for you.

TH: It did, but there wasn't a story behind it! I couldn't get 12 so I got 14.

Johan Inamo (@JohanInamo): Do you want to be a football manager at the end of your career?

TH: You know what? I might. Now do you think I would be a good one? You can never tell. I actually don't know if that would be an option. I know I will be in the game for sure. Why not? Sure.

MF: So where are you going to manage?

TH: Everyone knows the love I have for Arsenal Football Club, so you know it goes without saying where. That's a dream.

Jesse Yomtov (@JesseYomtov): How did your goal vs. Leeds in January rank among your favorite moments with Arsenal?

TH: It was the first time – put the national team aside – it was the first time I scored a goal as a fan of the team [I scored for]. You know especially the love I have for the club and the love I have for the people working at the club, I said it, I never felt what I felt after that goal in my whole entire career. It's too much to describe. I know I've never felt that before.

MF: One of the most tweeted questions was who do you have in the Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea?

TH: You're going to have to go with the team that's going to play at home [Bayern Munich], and I've been saying that they are the team that has been playing good football, but you can never know – the final is the final, right? I would say [odds are] 60/40 for Bayern because they are playing at home.

MF: What do you make of Barcelona's draw with Chelsea?

TH: Football is a weird game. It was a hard one to see. Obviously, I wanted Barcelona to go through, but anything can happen. That's why I like it. Football is a difficult game, but Chelsea went through and congratulations to them. But hey, I've been in some games where sometimes the team that deserved to go through [doesn't].

MF: Another question asked by a lot of people was what your prediction is for the Red Bulls this season?

TH: The only thing you play for is to win it. You see what Kansas City is doing now, it looks like L.A. is turning around as well, but you know how it is, whoever is going to grab momentum [for the playoffs] is going to win it. It isn't about winning the league, it's about winning the playoffs. But right now, everyone is chasing Kansas City.

Den Masarati (@TTDen1412): Who is the most funny guy in the dressing room?

TH: We have some funny guys. It's a really good atmosphere. Joel [Lindpere] is a really funny guy, Dax [McCarty], Dane [Richards], uh –

MF: Are you funny?

TH: I can be funny. Depends on the day. There isn't one guy it's just a good atmosphere.