The Corinne Diacre era, from 2017 to 2023, should have marked a turning point in the history of the French women's team. With the 2019 2019 World Cup at home, the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Euro 2022 and the 2023 World Cup, the Bleues had a beautiful shooting window to finally win a major title on the international scene. Missed.
What will remain of the mandate of the former tricolor selector is rather disappointments and some big controversies, such as the withdrawal of the armband at Wendie Renard in 2017 or the sling of certain players, who caused her departure in March 2023. A period that the OL defender (34) has particularly lived badly.
If Corinne Diacre renamed her captain in 2021, the Lyonnaise kept across the throat the four years during which she was demoted. “It was a very difficult period. At the beginning, I didn't know where to put myself, clearlyshe confides to readers of The team. I was made to understand that I had nothing to do here. So we doubt. »»
Wendie Renard traumatized by Corinne Diacre
A loss of confidence that has had consequences on his performance, but also on his private life. “It is insidiously settled, she explains. I was a shadow of myself on the ground. I was starting to talk anyway to my loved ones, I was constantly on the defensive. So that becomes problematic because I was not educated like that. »»
“It was no longer Wendiecontinues that which has 168 selections (39 goals). I also consulted a sport psychologist to do myself good. It was a period when I had a lot of anger in me. It was necessary to bring it out, understand why and find a balance. My entourage helped me a lot in this period. Little by little, I resurfaced. »»
The support of his club, Olympique Lyonnais, was also decisive for the Martinican. “In any case, it forges the character, it makes you aware of a lot of thingsshe said. And afterwards, life continues. There is no death of a man. On the contrary, I think that today, I know what is even better and what a player can expect from a staff or a coach. »»
