She’s the one who said no. The one who launched the revolution and caused the departure of the coach of the Blue Corinne Deacon. On Friday, February 24, Wendie Renard announced on her social networks her desire to withdraw from the selection “to preserve my mental health” because of a deep divergence with the organization and, without ever mentioning it, with the mode. functioning of Deacon.
A step aside from the selection, a few months from the Women’s World Cup, from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New Zealand, which has been imitated by other Blues, including Parisians Kadidiatou Diani and Marie-Antoinette Katoto. A sling that ended in the ousting of Deacon last week.
Monday evening, at the microphone of the Europe 1 Sport program, Wendie Renard returned to this episode, this “very difficult” choice but which she “does not regret”. “It was a decision that had been carefully considered for several months,” explained the international with 142 caps. “It feels good to be able to be aligned with your values,” she continues.
Especially the former captain of the Blue no longer excludes a return to selection. If she specifies that the sine qua non condition is that the future coach, who should be appointed by the end of the week, “wants to work with [elle] “, she does not hide her desire to put on the blue tunic.
“It is the coach who will select me if I perform well with my club (…) but why not? “Says the defender of Lyon. Playing the next World Cup is “an ultimate dream” for the 32-year-old player who participated in the 2019 one in France. “I am a competitor at heart. I like this jersey and I want to do everything to win a title with it,” said the woman.