In the trough of the wave recently while she had lost her place in the French team in particular, Amandine Henry came back to life.
With her 98 selections under her belt, Amandine Henry is one of the leaders of the French team, and Hervé Renard considers her this way in the run-up to the Olympics in particular. However, the person concerned spent two and a half years away from Les Bleues, ostracized by Corinne Diacre. A period that the 34-year-old player experienced badly, to the point of falling into depression.
“ I was lucky enough to be very well surrounded by my loved ones, but I also called on a mental trainer to avoid sinking.she whispers in an interview with L’Equipe. She didn’t give me the answers, she helped me find them. It’s the path that counts. I could no longer sort through my emotions, I could no longer move forward, I was feeling gloomy. Now I am comfortable with myself. All I need is a title with the French team, and I will be the happiest in the world. But wearing this jersey with the rooster is already such a joy. I tell myself that each match could be the last, I try to earn my place… »
“Now I just want to enjoy it”
Prudent, Amandine Henry knows better than anyone the precariousness of balancing a career. “ It changed a lot, between my long absence from the French team then the return in June with the confidence of Hervé Renard, unfortunately followed by this injury which deprived me of the World Cupshe emphasizes. Then I had to digest my difficult departure from OL, the return to the United States… All of that was a huge emotional lift, and I took a step back. When I look at where I’ve come from, I say to myself: wow, now I just want to enjoy it. My career is more behind than ahead, the track record is there, except with the French team. I’m focused on that. »
