A new page for the French women’s football team has been turned this summer. A very short chapter: that of Hervé Renard, coach of Les Bleues. Arriving in February 2023 to take over from Corinne Diacre, who was ousted following a putsch triggered by Wendie Renard, Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani, the former Saudi Arabia coach left at the beginning of August at the end of his contract. He was followed a month later by Eric Blahic, whose departure was confirmed on Tuesday.
Assistant coach to Hervé Renard, the one who had been lured to the Bleues in January 2020 by Noël Le Graët who wanted to join Corinne Diacre, Eric Blahic did not want to stay any longer, while Laurent Bonadei was appointed new French coach. As confirmed by
West FranceBlahic slammed the door on September 1 and at the same time left his federal functions within the National Technical Directorate.
Bonadei has a lot to do
This is the end of a four-year experience for the man who was also assistant to Guy Lacombe at Sochaux, Paul Le Guen at PSG, and Jocelyn Gourvennec at Bordeaux and Guingamp. For the French women’s team, the new beginning is complete. While Hervé Renard was expected to allow Les Bleues to reach a new level, the results have not been up to par. Even though they reached their first final in a major competition (2024 Nations League, 0-2 defeat against Spain), the French women have missed out on the 2023 World Cup in quick succession (elimination in the quarter-finals) and especially the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Having once again been knocked out in the quarter-finals (0-1, against Brazil), Wendie Renard and her team disappointed as much as Hervé Renard. It is now without the latter and Eric Blahic that the FFF and the new coach, Laurent Bonadei, will have to draw up a new roadmap.
