Corinne Deacon, the sad end

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Victim of the putsch initiated by Wendie Renard, Corinne Diacre led her last match at the helm of Les Bleues just a year ago…

Arrival at the head of the French team in the summer of 2017, replacing Olivier Echouafni, Corinne Diacre seemed unsinkable. The French coach had in fact resisted the failure of the Bleues at their World Cup or the violent criticism of Amandine Henry. The semi-final of the last Euro was even considered encouraging one year before the World Cup in the Antipodes.

To prepare for the deadline, the Bleues started the year by playing in the French Tournament, with three meetings on the program to rehearse their ranges. After two victories against Denmark (1-0) and Uruguay (5-1), France certainly had to settle for a draw against Norway to finish (0-0) but won the final victory . A good omen for the future…

I learn a lot. We experimented with a lot of things, whether in terms of the system or the players. The results of the tournament are positive, notably with only one goal conceded “, had underlined Corinne Diacre at the end of the meeting. There coach tricolor did not know then that it was his last match at the head of the Bleues.

Fifteen days later, Wendie Renard caused a real earthquake by announcing his decision to put his international career on hold. At least as long as Corinne Diacre is in office. Marie Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani would follow, further weakening the former central defender. Above all, the Northerner could no longer count on the support of Noël Le Graët, arrived a few weeks earlier for its release on Zinedine Zidane. The sentence would not take long, Philippe Diallo and his advisors, Jean-Michel Aulas in the lead, not hesitating to sacrifice the coach tricolor.

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