Martin Lange, edited by Alexandre Dalifard
For his debut as coach of the French women’s football team, Hervé Renard recognizes that this first internship at Clairefontaine is going like a dream. But will the Renard method work a few months before the World Cup? Answer this Friday evening in a friendly match against Colombia.
Does the Hervé Renard method work? This Friday evening, the new coach of the French women’s football team is carrying out his first test. A first smooth exercise for Les Bleues who face Colombia in a friendly match. A meeting to prepare anyway before the World Cup this summer. The players spent the week at Clairefontaine with their new coach, and a priori, the osmosis is perfect.
Hervé Renard, the era of renewal
By the very admission of the new coach, this first internship is going like a dream. “I was enthusiastic. I found that there was a lot of attention, a lot of listening and dialogue. Everything was fluid during these first four days. I told some people that I had the impression of being there for years”, admits Hervé Renard. After the Deacon years, marked by tensions and sidelining, the former coach of Saudi Arabia recalled the banished and rebellious.
As a symbol, he returned the captain’s armband to Wendie Renard, the first to withdraw from the selection. “It’s a new project which is starting again with a new coach, new people in the staff and inevitably, it’s a positive momentum. We want to surf on it and be focused on the objective we have in common. “, rejoices the captain of the Blue. The Renard paw is also a baby making its debut at Clairefontaine.
Player Amel Majri arrived at the training center with her nine-month-old daughter. The coach welcomed this and hopes for a real structure to welcome young mothers. An excellent communicator, Hervé Renard must now succeed in his first on the pitch. Ironically, it will be in Clermont, the former stronghold of her predecessor Corinne Deacon.