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Nations League F: “The impression of being with the Saudis”, laughs Hervé Renard

Annoyed by the dull first period of the French women's football team, against Austria (3-0), Hervé Renard recognizes that the walls of the locker room shook "a little" at half-time, before emphasizing the realism of his team.

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Nations League F: “The impression of being with the Saudis”, laughs Hervé Renard

Annoyed by the dull first period of the French women's football team, against Austria (3-0), Hervé Renard recognizes that the walls of the locker room shook "a little" at half-time, before emphasizing the realism of his team.

“Thirteen points out of fifteen (possible) is good. There is one match left. Qualification for the Final Four is assured. So congratulations to them because they worked well,” said the coach, all smiles after the match.

But when it was time to enter the locker room at the break, even though the Blues were in the lead (1-0), the mood was much less cheerful.

"A little bit. We weren’t satisfied,” he admitted when asked if the walls shook in the locker room during the break.

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Criticizing the lack of determination of his players for 45 minutes, he raised his voice and captain Wendie Renard also spoke, he said.

“We have the impression that we always have to put a little pressure on. I felt like I was with the Saudis,” he added, referring to a famous rant during the Argentina-Saudi Arabia break at the last World Cup, where he vehemently asked to one of his players responsible for defending Lionel Messi if he did not want to ask the Argentinian for an autograph.

Fortunately, the second act was much better and “we showed realism this evening, something we failed to do against Norway (0-0)”, he underlined. as a good point.

He also highlighted the successful return of Marie-Antoinette Katoto, substitute but scorer, after a year and a half of unavailability due to injury, or the good performances of Amandine Henry in the middle and Griedge Mbock in defense.

“These are the girls we missed. Today, they bring this additional maturity and experience which is enormous,” he explained.

On Katoto, whom he “hesitated a lot” to make permanent, he admitted knowing “that she is not 100% but it is good to have another taste at international level”.

“She measures the progress she still has to make but she is aware of it, that’s the most important thing,” he continued, believing that her goal “will give her additional confidence.

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