Another hot topic discussed this Tuesday during the executive committee (Comex) of the FFF, the future of coach Corinne Deacon, dropped by several executives of the France team at the end of last week. A decision will be taken “within a very short time”, within “eight or fifteen days”, after hearings conducted by a committee of the Comex, announced its interim president Philippe Diallo.
“I wanted (…) that a group of Comex members could hear (the stakeholders) and make a certain number of recommendations in a very short time to best prepare for the World Cup” in Australia and Nova Scotia. Zeeland (July 20-August 20), he told the media as he left Federation headquarters.
Three players, including captain Wendie Renard, have announced their withdrawal from the French women’s team in recent days, in a gesture of defiance towards the coach. Laura Georges, Aline Rieira, Jean-Michel Aulas and Marc Keller have thus been commissioned “to take stock of the current situation and draw up a list of recommendations and decisions to be taken very quickly in order to restore a situation conducive to performance”, explains the FFF in a press release.
“The FFF reaffirms that no individuality can be placed above the institution. It regrets the form of these complaints but will pay the necessary attention to the substance to find a positive solution, always in the interests of the France team, ”added the body. A little earlier, the president of the Mediterranean League and member of the “Comex”, Éric Borghini, had mentioned the date of March 9 for the submission of the conclusions of this commission.
A massive movement
“We have in France some of the best players in the world. French women’s football is missing a major title, ”assured Philippe Diallo. “We allow ourselves a few days to analyze well, to make decisions”, extended Marc Keller, President of Strasbourg and therefore member of this special commission.
Five months before the World Cup in Oceania, the French women’s team is going through the biggest crisis in its history with the withdrawal of three of its main players, since supported by several partners, coaches and stars of the discipline in the whole world.