Atmosphere settling scores within the French women’s football team. The captain of the Bleues Amandine Henry is also stepping up to denounce the “Management” coach Corinne Deacon in the French team. A few months after the voluntary withdrawal of goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi from Les Bleues and the “Tensions” evoked by Amel Majri, the captain chose strong words Sunday on Canal + to describe the situation in the group.
During the 2019 World Cup in France, “Sportingly, I did not experience 100% fulfillment. Humanly, I saw girls cry in their room. It was total chaos ”, entrusted the midfielder to the 92 caps.
Not selected for the last two qualifying matches for Euro 2022 in October, under “Sports criteria” according to Deacon who wanted to leave him “Time to come back to your best level” after an injury, Henry delivered his version of this episode on Sunday.
” The call [téléphonique de Corinne Diacre] lasted fourteen, fifteen seconds, I’ll remember it all my life, she said. I was instantly shocked (…) This discussion hurt me, I was really touched, in addition sportingly I felt great. “
“Say things frankly”
Two other executives of the Bleues, Wendie Renard and Amel Majri, had at the time denounced the non-selection of their teammate in Lyon. They both started the game against North Macedonia on the bench, and Majri was left out a few days later for the clash against Austria. This summer, goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi (34 years old, 149 caps) had already chosen to voluntarily withdraw from the France team because of a “Very negative climate” around Corinne Deacon.
For Henry, the fracture goes beyond the conflict often mentioned in the press between the coach and the players of Olympique Lyonnais, ultra-dominator in France and in Europe. “I know that some girls don’t dare to speak because there is fear. Young people don’t dare to speak, they pass through you ”, assaulted the captain.
“It would be nice to put everything together, to say things frankly. I would like everyone, president, staff, all the players, to meet around a table, adds the captain who does not plan to leave the selection. I know I’m taking a risk, but if I don’t, who will? “
The sporting situation is far from desperate for the Blue, however, who currently share the head of group G in qualifying with Austria, which they will challenge on November 27 at Guingamp, before hosting Kazakhstan at Vannes on the 1st.er December. On the condition, however, to extinguish the start of the fire that ignites the locker room of the Blue.
