Annoyed by the dull first period of the French women’s football team, against Austria (3-0), Hervé Renard admitted that the walls of the locker room “shaked a little” at half-time, even if the Bleues were in the lead (1-0). “We weren’t satisfied,” he explained when asked if the walls shook in the locker room during the break.
Criticizing the lack of determination of his players for forty-five minutes, the former coach of Lille or Sochaux raised his voice and the captain, Wendie Renard, also spoke. “We have the impression that we always have to put a little pressure on. I felt like I was with the Saudis,” he added, referring to a famous rant during the Argentina-Saudi Arabia break at the last World Cup, where he vehemently asked to one of his players responsible for defending Lionel Messi if he did not want to ask the Argentinian for an autograph.
Fortunately, the second act was much better and “we showed realism this evening, something we failed to do against Norway (0-0)”, he underlined. as a good point. Hervé Renard also highlighted the successful return of Marie-Antoinette Katoto, substitute but scorer, after a year and a half of unavailability due to injury, or the good performances of Amandine Henry in the middle and Griedge Mbock in defense.