For the quarter-final of the Women’s World Cup lost against Australia on penalties, Saturday in Brisbane, Hervé Renard has chosen to establish Maëlle Lakrar. Still diminished by muscle pain, the central defender did not have a good match.
In the absence of Griedge Mbock, 23-year-old Maëlle Lakrar has established herself as Wendie Renard’s high-quality companion at the France team’s central hinge during the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. . The Montpellier player shone in duels and was one of Les Bleues’ weapons from set pieces. But his end to the World Cup is nightmarish.
Hervé Renard decided to start Lakrar for the quarter-final against Australia, which Les Bleues ended up losing in an epic penalty shootout (0-0, 7 tab to 6), Saturday in Brisbane. The former OM player was spared during the round of 16 against Morocco due to a contracture in the left thigh. She played with a fully strapped thigh against the Matildas.
3 out of 10 in The Parisian…
The tricolor coach took a real risk with Lakrar. This muscle glitch is not trivial, it is precisely the muscle that poses the most problem for footballers. If she was hit in the hamstrings, the player could not sprint normally on the pitch. Hit in the thigh, Romain Saïss, the captain of Morocco at the Qatari World Cup, had given everything before giving up his place in the 20th minute in the semi-finals against France.
Result of the races, Maëlle Lakrar suffered completely against the Australian attacks and her few technical errors allowed the opposing team to gradually take over in the first period. Les Bleues then survived a huge Australian domination. The Parisian rated it 3 out of 10, being ” never comfortable “. The Team awarded her a 4, adding that the defender has “ completely sunk in the second half “.
