2023-07-29 16:20:58
By Le Figaro with AFP
Posted 1 hour ago, Updated 19 minutes ago
Hervé Renard kisses Wendie Renard after the victory over Brazil. FRANCK FIFE / AFP
The coach of the Blues was satisfied with the performance of his players, victorious over Brazil for their second match of the World Cup (2-1).
Wendie Renard, uncertain for the match but ultimately a scorer, “showed courage” to free Les Bleues against Brazil on Saturday at the World Cup (2-1), underlined coach Hervé Renard, who had “felt” that his players ” wanted to set the record straight”.
His feeling about the game
“We suffered for ten minutes when we conceded the goal and we had the courage to react. We showed a lot of courage, a lot of self-sacrifice and in a competition sometimes there are reference matches. This one must be one because we beat a very good team from Brazil. Thanks to her (Wendie Renard, editor’s note) for gritting her teeth and then to all the girls for having made so much effort. Let’s not forget that it’s only a pool game, so congratulations on today but nothing is done. For the moment, we are concentrating on Panama. It’s always better to finish first, that was the goal.
Did you get the response you expected after the first game (a 0-0 draw against Jamaica)?
“I had confidence. I was convinced that they were going to make this match. I felt in their concentration, in the way they prepared it, that they wanted to set the record straight. We were lacking in terms of efficiency against Jamaica. But having an alert in the first match sometimes allows you to remobilize, but today we had no room for error. They beat a great team from Brazil.”
What did you say to Wendie Renard after the match?
“I asked her if her calf was okay, she told me perfect. I thanked her for her header, even though the cross is perfect. It frees us and allows us to win a very important match. She showed courage and efficiency. It’s so important… She’s the leader of the team. She scores a lot of important goals like today. If she hadn’t played, it wouldn’t have been the same. She is the most important player in the dressing room, she is always motivating. Twelve players have already played a World Cup, but eleven have never played. You need a leader to talk to them. Wendie like Eugénie (Le Sommer), Grace (Geyoro) and Kady (Kadidiatou Diani) have this experience.
Were you surprised by the atmosphere in the stadium?
“We suspected it. But it’s beautiful football like that. Football is colors, people in the stadiums. 50,0000 people is magnificent. It’s true that there was a little too much yellow but that also motivated us. The atmosphere is on both sides, you have to be ready to face this kind of event.
Comments collected at a press conference.
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