Hervé Renard’s Bleues did no better than a draw without a single goal Tuesday evening against Norway (0-0, 4th day of the Nations League). The French offensive sector is not at its best.
Since its elimination in the quarter-finals of the 2023 World Cup, the French women’s football team has faced a problem which is confirmed match after match. Certainly, Hervé Renard’s daughters have won three of their last four post-World Cup outings, but the goals they scored were not scored by their attackers. For the moment, the coach cannot find the solution.
Les Bleues’ exit from the road during the Australian World Cup last August was first followed by a first Nations League match against Portugal last September. A game won thanks to goals from Grace Geyoro and Selma Bacha. In the process, the French won in Austria with a single goal from their captain, Wendie Renard. A month later, new success for the Tricolores, this time against Norway (1-2). And here again, only Wendie Renard found the net for Les Bleues, the other goal in favor of France resulting from an opposing csc.
“A collective problem”
Tuesday evening during the return match in Norway (0-0), the opportunity was once again given to the French attackers to finally put themselves in the spotlight. In vain. With Kadidiatou Diani sent to the bench and in difficulty since the end of the World Cup, Hervé Renard had chosen to put Sandy Baltimore alongside Eugénie Le Sommer and Julie Dufour, but despite the desire displayed, neither she nor her Attack partners have not found the flaw.
Still deprived of Marie-Antoinette Katoto (who should soon return to the selection) and Delpine Cascarino, the French team is making do with what they have. After the draw conceded in Norway, Hervé Renard did not want to single out any player in particular: “ We had gaps in offensive accuracy and technique. It was a collective problem. » The tactician hopes that his attackers will regain their effectiveness next December against Austria (the 1st) and Portugal (the 5th).
