Tackled by Louis Nicollin regarding Montpellier’s Maëlle Lakrar, Hervé Renard responded to the Hérault president this Friday at a press conference.
This is one of the satisfactions on the French side of the 2023 World Cup. Maëlle Lakrar managed to establish herself in central defense alongside captain Wendie Renard during the competition. Except that the Montpellier played the last match of the Bleues against the Australians injured. And this injury unfortunately got worse… Enough to annoy the president of the MHSC, Laurent Nicollin, who attacked Hervé Renard, without directly mentioning him.
“I just have the injury from my French international. Maëlle (Lakrar) played injured for the French team. I’m not very happy. She was totally torn apart.”castigated the Montpellier boss during the show 100% Paillade on France Bleu at the end of last August, and added: “She has two months left and will not start the season. I don’t find it very professional, it’s a bit stuck in my throat. »
“I have a phone, and it’s not very difficult to get it”
Visiting a press conference this Friday to notably reveal his list of 25 players selected to participate in the next two of the Bleues, against Portugal, on September 22 then against Austria four days later in the League of Nations, Hervé Renard been invited to respond to Laurent Nicollin.
“Maëlle Lakrar and Kenza Dali are injured and are not operational for this course. Concerning Laurent Nicollin’s comments, I am not in the habit of responding, thus launched the French coach. On the other hand, I have a telephone, and it is not very difficult to get it. There was no desire to have explanations or to speak to me. The only small remark is that when Wendie Renard played in the same situation, it could have gone differently. I can put myself in the place of the club and its very respectable president. I’m sorry about that and that wasn’t the goal. Everything was clear between the player, the medical staff and myself. I hope she joins us as soon as possible. We need Maëlle, she had a great World Cup and we congratulate her. »
