Before even welcoming the qualification of his French team in the round of 16 of the World Cup, Hervé Renard railed on the 2nd period of his players during the 6-3 victory against Panama, Wednesday in Australia.
After its great victory against Brazil (2-1) last Saturday, the French women’s team will be well on the way to the round of 16 of the World Cup organized in Australia and New Zealand. Les Bleues confirmed first place in the group by beating Panama 6-3 on Wednesday in Sydney. Surprised at the start by a phenomenal free kick from Marta Cox, they then offered an attacking festival thanks in particular to a hat-trick from Kadi Diani.
At the final whistle, questioned by France 2 on the edge of the field, Hervé Renard however pointed to the 2nd period of his players, who conceded two additional goals (64th and 87th): “ Many things that displeased me in the 2nd half but we will hide them, we will remember that Jamaica drew (0-0) against Brazil and eliminated Brazil. Like what, it was a difficult group. Tonight was a little easier but we could have made it even easier “.
“When we started doing anything…”
Renard really insisted on the periods of inadequacy of his team before, finally, rejoicing in qualifying. ” When we put efficiency, when we played simple, it was, when we started to do anything, we fell into difficulty. You have to respect football. Congratulations on the result and first place “Launched the double winner of the CAN, who will now prepare” the real competition and promises to be at the height “.
The rant of the tricolor coach is (already) timely, because even if his EDFF has chained a second victory within the framework of this World Cup without its executives Wendie Renard, Sakina Karchaoui, Sandie Toletti and Eugénie Le Sommer, the 8th final could offer him a terrible shock against Germany, a Mannschaft which had largely dominated the Blue one year ago, in the semi-finals of the Euro in England. The Frauenteam, 2nd in their group behind Colombia, plays Thursday against South Korea.
#FIFAWWC | 🇵🇦⚡🇫🇷 Hervé Renard: “We could have made the game even easier”
👍 The coach of Les Bleues looks back on the result obtained against Panama, synonymous with 1st place in Group F and qualification for the round of 16. pic.twitter.com/xhLAp5L5Yu
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