While Hervé Renard was planning to bring Amandine Henry back for the World Cup in Australia, the new imbroglio around the tricolor midfielder could change the situation.
The arrival of Hervé Renard at the head of the French women’s team to replace Corinne Deacon, overthrown by the putsch launched by Wendie Renard, has completely redistributed the cards among the Blues. Eugénie Le Sommer and Léa Le Garrec were the first to take advantage of it. Most seen in the France team for many months, the two players did not miss the opportunity. The presence of the top scorer in the history of Les Bleues for the World Cup in Australia now seems to have been acquired and her midfield partner, scorer against Canada, also scored points.
Other feedback is expected when the list of 23 players who will compete in the World Cup in the Antipodes is announced. Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Kadidiatou Diani and Griedge Mbock, on the flank for the last rally, should thus be called. It seemed to have to be the same for Amandine Henry, dismissed by Corinne Deacon following her severe criticisms issued at the microphone of Canal + in the fall of 2021 and she also injured at the beginning of the month.
It’s still better to be on this side of the Atlantic
“I called Amandine. I wanted to see how she was doing, what her state of mind was, even though she is currently injured. I was reassured on this point. It is in the comeback phase, not very fast, but it should participate at the end of the D1 Arkema. She is one of the players likely to be selected or at least pre-selected for this 2023 World Cup. had also entrusted Hervé Renard at the time of the announcement of his first list.
But the situation has since changed. Consequence of Amandine Henry’s desire to join the Angel City franchise in MLS as soon as possible. Olympique Lyonnais, where she is under contract until next June, does not intend to release her player and the latter has taken sick leave. A situation that inevitably poses a problem. “The other day, I accompanied her to see Hervé Renard, he told her that it was still better when you want to be in the France team to be on this side of the Atlantic”has also blown Jean-Michel Aulas on this subject in the columns of L’Equipe.