Hervé Renard had to do without many injured players at the 2023 World Cup, which notably benefited Eugénie Le Sommer. What will happen to the latter when the competition returns?
If the France team would have greatly preferred not to have to do without the services of Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Delphine Cascarino during the 2023 World Cup, the absence due to injury of the two tricolor offensives will have benefited other players, in terms of playing time. This was particularly the case for Eugénie Le Sommer. Recalled to the France team by Hervé Renard after being shelved for the last two years of the Corinne Deacon era, the striker took the opportunity to reinstall herself in the shoes of a holder, alongside Kadidiatou Diani. But what will happen to her once Katoto and Cascarino are up and running again?
The question was asked to the one who scored three goals during the Australian World Cup. In an interview published Friday by The Team, the thirty-four-year-old offensive was questioned about the existence of a potential secret pact between her and Hervé Renard. ” No, there is no pact between us at all. I know he counted on me a lot during this World Cup, I also wanted to give him back. I have no doubt that he can take the team far in the future. “But then, does Eugénie Le Sommer remain confident about her own chances of continuing the tricolor adventure in the shoes of a full-fledged holder?
“There is competition”
For the moment, she does not ask herself the question and prefers to focus on her next major objective with the Blues. ” I want to be at the Olympic Games (Paris 2024), it will go through my club season. I have always fought to gain playing time, for my place. That’s not going to change. There is competition, I have always had it. I will try to give everything so that I can claim these Olympics. “A healthy emulation which should allow his coach to be spoiled for choice when forming his group for the Olympic Games to be announced as the next major objective of Les Bleues. Through the voice of its president, Philippe Diallo, the FFF has set Hervé Renard to take the French team to Gold, or at least to the podium.
