We tend to believe that a euro is more difficult to win than the World Cup. What do you say?
Bixente Lizarazu: I already do not share this opinion with boys, so I’m not going to share it with girls! For having won the two, I find that winning the World Cup is still more powerful.
The French women’s team still runs after a first title. Do you finally see her going to the end?
To reach the semi-finals would already be a good goal. Especially since there is strong competition, notably with Spain, current world champion. But also England, reigning European champion, which we already meet in the group stage. And Germany, which is also a beautiful team.
What do you think of the choice of Laurent Bonadei, the new blue coach, to do without stars like Wendie Renard and Eugénie Le Sommer?
They are very important players in the history of the French team. It is very hard, for them, for having learned it only a month before the competition! I am not in his head, but maybe the coach wants to allow young people to have more space to emerge. It would not be the first to act like this. Aimé Jacquet had done it with Éric Cantona and David Ginola, before Euro 96. He was very criticized at the time. But that had allowed Zizou (Zinedine Zidane, Editor’s note) and Youri (Djorkaeff) to be able to express themselves. To then explode in 1998. Sometimes there is no room for everyone! Like loved, Bonadei may want to prepare the field for the two to four years.
On the other hand, you and Grégoire Margotton, you form an inseparable duo…
With a dozen posters to comment, we will have the opportunity to discover Switzerland. Troubadour’s life suits us very well. We know how to have fun and have a good time, between the matches. I may take him to bike, I know there are very beautiful passes over there …
Women’s Euro 2025: France-England, Saturday July 5 at 8:50 p.m. on TF1
