In one year, the face of the French female team has been transformed. Hervé Renard, who directed the selection during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games; left his post. It was replaced by Laurent Bonadei, who signed a contract until June 2027 with “The possibility of prolonging” As the French Football Federation had specified in its press release. The idea of the FFF is indeed that it sets up over time at the head of the tricolor selection. A selection, many of which have been waiting for it to win a major title after several disappointments in recent years.
Strong choices of the coach
Semi-finalists of Euro 2022, the Habs were eliminated in 1/4 finals at the 2023 World Cup and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Brazil made them sink at home. They therefore hope to do better under the impetus of Laurent Bonadei. A coach who does not know the defeat since he has a record of 6 victories in 6 official matches in the League of Nations with France. In full confidence, the Blue appears in Switzerland with the desire to do great things while being aware that they still have work to do.
To achieve this, they will rely on a group of 23 players led by the star attacker, Marie-Antoinette Katoto (26). The 38 goals’ player in 40 capes will be supported by the experienced Kadidiatou Diani, Amel Majri, Sakina Karchaoui, Grace Geyoro as well as the new Captain Griedge Mbock, affected by a calf and already for the entrance to the Bleues against England. The latter recovers the armband left by the emblematic Wendie Renard, who does not appear in the list, just like the serial boteuse Eugénie Le Sommer and Kenza Dali. These are the three major absent from this French selection. Choices assumed by Lauren Bonadei, who wants to do great things in this tournament with her troops.
France will have its say to say
To do this, it will be necessary to leave the group from which France will face England (July 5 at 9 p.m. in Zurich), which was crowned during the last edition in 2022; Wales (July 9 at 9 p.m. in Saint-Gall) and the Netherlands (July 13 at 9 p.m. in Basel), which won the tournament in 2017. An poorly obvious hen but the Blue have the qualities to get out and even dream bigger. Laurent Bonadei wants to go there after step. “I had kept this speech from the start: from the moment you have never won a major trophy, we cannot consider ourselves as favorites. »»
He added: “Rather than returning the image of players, a team or an institution that position themselves as a favorite, I considered that it was necessary to be more humility, that it was necessary to work and advance on this basis of being a very good challenger. Through nations League matches and this last friendly match, these 7 consecutive victories, automatically, our rating rises. I prefer that it is our opponents who consider us favorites. We must always conquer something because we have never won anything ”. Humble, the coach counts on his 23 players to do better than in 2022 (1/2 final) and win this tournament where France is qualified for the eighth time in its history.
The list of 23 blue:
Goalkeepers: Justine Lerond (Montpellier), Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus), Constance Picaud (Fleury)
Defense: Selma Bacha (Lyon), Lou Boaert (Paris-SG), Maëlle Lakrar (Paris-SG), Alice Sombath (Lyon)
Environment: Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea), Grace Geyoro (Paris-SG), Oriane Jean-François (Chelsea), Sakina Karchaoui (Paris-SG), Amel Majri (Lyon), Sandie Toletti (Real Madrid)
Attackers: Delphine Cascarino (San Diego Wave), Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon), Kelly Gago (Everton), Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Paris-SG), Melvine Malard (Manchester United), Clara Mateo (Paris FC)
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