If he easily recognized the domination of Spain on Wednesday, after the defeat of the Bleues, Hervé Renard regretted that unlike Barça, Olympique Lyonnais mainly played foreign players.
Hervé Renard will not make history by becoming the first coach to lead the French women’s team to a title. At least, not right away. The Cannes technician hoped to allow Les Bleues to win a first trophy thanks to the Nations League. But if France took a further step by dominating Germany in the semi-final, it could do nothing against Spain in the final.
On the pitch in Seville on Wednesday, the world champions were never worried and calmly held their place by winning 2-0 at the end of a one-sided match. The French camp could only recognize the superiority of its adversary. “They were better than us tonight, we have to admit,” said Eugénie Le Sommer at the microphone of W9. And the observation was the same in the mouth of Hervé Renard, questioned to know if the Spanish were too strong or if the French had not played at their level.
“In Lyon, there are a lot of foreigners”
“I think Spain dominates world football. And tonight, the best team won.”, he reacted dryly, the native of Aix-les-Bains being expeditious when delivering his first reaction. He was then more enthusiastic at a press conference. “Spain fully deserves its victory,” acknowledged the Blue coach. Today, there is a team that is No. 1 in the world and it is Spain. We are still a little far from that. I think all the teams will try to prevent them from making the treble with the Olympic Games. But they’re above it for now.” he confided, even daring a comparison with their male counterparts: “I had the chance to face the men’s team with Morocco in 2018 with an Iniesta-Isco-Busquets midfielder. I had the same feeling tonight. »
Hervé Renard also pointed out the big difference between the two nations, who can both rely on a club that dominates European football, Olympique Lyonnais and FC Barcelona. “In Lyon, there are a lot of foreign women. In this FC Barcelona team, there are a lot of Spanish women, he said. The formation of FC Barcelona is, in some ways, incomparable. This is an exceptional football school. With a playing philosophy and above all an individual technique for each player which is magnificent. »
