The France Espoirs team did not make it past the quarter-finals at Euro 2023 when the FFF’s objective was the last four. Sylvain Ripoll will have to explain himself and one year from the Olympics he knows he is in danger.
The French delegation did not drag on Sunday evening in Cluj, the elimination at the stage of the quarter-finals of the Euro against Ukraine obviously not being planned in the scenario. However, Sylvain Ripoll did not escape questions, and the Espoirs coach, aware that he was now on an ejection seat, assumed his huge failure, one more. ” It’s a big big disappointment. Of course, this result will generate criticism. The objective assigned by the FFF was to qualify for the semi-finals and we are not in the nails. We will digest this elimination and we will discuss with management after “, confided Sylvain Ripoll. And even if the latter has swept aside the questions about his personal future, while now it is necessary to prepare for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the subject will be quickly addressed.
The FFF will not support this before the Olympics
🔚 End of EURO U21 2023 for our Bleuets who lost in the quarter-final against Ukraine.#FRAUKR | #EuroHopes pic.twitter.com/UYqzsLTnA1
— French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) July 2, 2023
Present in Romania to attend the tournament, Philippe Diallo quickly took the tangent after the elimination of the French Hopes, zapping the questions. But, the president of the French Football Federation is well aware that approaching the Olympics in this situation is difficult to envisage. This is why, according to L’Equipe, a meeting is already scheduled for the next few days to discuss the case of the Espoirs, and especially the future of Sylvain Ripoll at the head of this team, which is nevertheless well armed with players such as Le Fée, Cherki, Gouiri and others.
Since Sunday evening, the Espoirs coach has been knocked out, many being those who believe that his inability to manage this France team is confirmed and that it would be serious to remain idle. Just as he did with the French women’s team, the boss of the FFF will have to make a choice, and inevitably the sooner the better.
