Hervé Renard failed to reach the goal of the 2023 World Cup semi-finals set for him by the FFF. Questioned on the subject on Saturday, the tricolor coach did not want to laugh.
The pill had a little trouble passing. Saturday in Brisbane, the French women’s football team was taken out of the quarter-final stage of the 2023 World Cup. Eliminated on penalties by the Australians (0-0, 7-6 on pens), Hervé Renard’s daughters were unable to make the difference in the game and, as in the opening match against Jamaica, they were unable to deceive the vigilance of the opposing goalkeeper. Despite this premature exit from the road, Hervé Renard initially said he was satisfied. But when the press reminded him that he had not reached the target set by the French Football Federation, the coach froze.
As reported The Team in his edition of the day, the former coach of Saudi Arabia did not appreciate when he was asked a question in connection with these famous semi-finals not reached. At a press conference, Hervé Renard then showed ” twitching when answering. ” There is only one who never has pressure, it is the one who wins in the end. It didn’t go far, if you’re a bit objective. And the tactician continues: It would be bad faith to say that the France team was not up to it, and I don’t allow you to say that.”
“A magical match”
Particularly upset, but sticking to a cold anger, Hervé Renard concluded on the subject: ” The girls had a magical match, we must pay tribute to them. We had an all but easy quarter-final against an entire nation. “The page is now turned and after a few months away from each other, the French players will meet again to compete in the League of Nations, then even later, the qualifiers for Euro 2025. All this before the Olympics in a year .
