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Even before the terrible elimination of the French women’s team at the Olympic Games on Saturday against Brazil, the FFF had clearly decided to replace Hervé Renard, who was leaving, with one of its assistant coaches.
The French women’s team is turning over a new page again and again. Les Bleues were not among the favourites for the women’s football tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, but they could have done much better. Much better. Facing Brazil in the quarter-finals of the competition, Hervé Renard’s players were unable to translate their dominance onto the scoreboard and foundered on a defensive misunderstanding at the end of the match (82nd minute)… The end in a damp squib to an adventure that never inspired optimism.
The French coach had already announced his departure from his position before the Olympics, determined to return to top-level football on the bench of a club or a national team. We saw him dejected, even resigned, in front of his bench when his players made mistakes during these Olympics at home… And the FFF has already prepared what comes next. As confirmed again The TeamLaurent Bonadei, Renard’s first assistant, was chosen by the French leaders, President Philippe Diallo but especially Jean-Michel Aulas, member of the executive committee and head of the French women’s team.
With Hervé Renard from Saudi Arabia
“We’re giving ourselves a few weeks to make the necessary announcements, but we’ve anticipated. The choice is carefully considered. I have in mind everything that would be needed for the French team in the future.”Philippe Diallo confirmed to
The Teamafter the terrible France-Brazil, while the Blues are qualified for Euro 2025 which will be played in Switzerland. Captain Wendie Renard, 34, will probably continue the adventure. This may not be the case for Amandine Henry and Eugénie Le Sommer, 35. The first is exiled in the United States and has lost her place in the French midfield, the second was not fully operational for these 2024 Games.
The choice is a bit surprising because the Bleues will not be shaken up by the induction of a coach who has already been with the players since the preparation for the 2023 World Cup in Australia (after the controversial ouster of Corinne Diacre). Bonadei was already Renard’s assistant in the Saudi Arabian team (2019-2023), after having been the coach of the PSG U19s and the OGC Nice reserve team. This 54-year-old native of Marseille is therefore not a women’s football coach. And he will have everything to prove. But he is less divisive than Diacre and less charismatic than Renard. That’s not bad for working well.
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