Laurent Bonadei and Herve Renard on France’s 2-1 Euro qualifier win against England
Laurent Bonadei and Herve Renard on France’s 2-1 Euro qualifier win against England
31/05/2024
St James' Park, Newcastle, UK
31/05/2024
St James' Park, Newcastle, UK
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00:00 Hello everybody, welcome to the press conference for France.
00:07 Here is Herve Renard, the head coach, and Laurent Bonadelli, assistant head coach.
00:11 We would love to have you too.
00:14 First question, Nathan.
00:16 Hello everyone, congratulations on the victory.
00:21 I don't know who to talk to, who to answer.
00:24 We talked a lot after the game against Spain about the efficiency in both surfaces.
00:30 Is that the summary of tonight?
00:34 To be able to be efficient in both surfaces, to be brilliant in the game,
00:38 but to be able to hurt in those moments.
00:41 Yes, good evening.
00:45 It's true that before we had a lot of situations that we didn't plan.
00:51 Once again, we scored a goal and we were able to work without giving up.
01:00 With Gilles Poitras, with Clément Hibert, our video analyst, we worked remarkably.
01:06 We were rewarded in that phase.
01:10 We knew that in the second half we had won the toss, so we attacked.
01:15 We knew that there was a turn on the pitch, so we chose to take the same strategy as Newcastle.
01:21 If he chooses this strategy, it's because he's right.
01:25 So it helped us in the second half.
01:28 We had one or two situations that we could have converted too,
01:32 but it's true that we also showed defensive solidity in the important moments
01:36 when the opponent pushed to come back to score.
01:40 Alice.
01:44 Good evening to both of you.
01:46 You chose to align Saki Nakarchaoui in the middle,
01:49 while you have other jobs on the bench.
01:54 Why this choice? Thank you very much.
01:57 I think that we have to put the best players we have on the pitch.
02:08 Several of them are able to evolve in several positions.
02:14 We never have the answer, especially against a match abroad, against England.
02:20 But I think she responded more than she does now.
02:23 But when she plays on the side, she has the same activity in the middle of the pitch.
02:29 She's able to give very good balls.
02:33 But we have to note the work of the whole team and the solidity that doesn't come from today.
02:40 Congratulations to Laurent, to all the staff, to the girls.
02:44 It may not have been the best match of the French team,
02:49 but you have to be solid when you travel and we knew it.
02:52 Marie-Antoinette Catoto, again scored.
03:00 Does this mean you have confidence?
03:03 Is that what you felt in the last few days?
03:06 Yes, we know her qualities on the pitch.
03:13 What I noticed is that she made a lot of effort for the team in the first half.
03:19 In the first minutes, we had to be present in the duels.
03:25 She applied exactly what we asked her to do, especially in the races,
03:30 to try to prevent the technical quality of the opposing defenders as much as possible,
03:36 with the results on the watch.
03:39 After a lot of effort, however, and fatigue, she still managed to slide this ball deep.
03:46 We know her on these qualities,
03:49 but I want to congratulate her on her commitment to the team.
03:55 Good evening, Thierry Leduc.
04:03 What is the importance of this win over the champions?
04:08 It's important to send signals to the opponents.
04:18 We've had the chance to meet strong teams like Germany and Spain.
04:25 Even though we lost the Nations League final, we were in the final.
04:30 Sweden, England, we're all in the same boat.
04:34 We show the same strength and we're becoming more and more efficient.
04:41 These are all signals that are open.
04:45 It's a reward for the collective work.
04:49 When we work, when we show commitment, we're rewarded.
04:55 We have to get this qualification for the Euro 2025 as soon as possible,
05:01 and prepare the best for the GPs, which are the objective this summer.
05:08 Sylvain.
05:09 Good evening.
05:12 When you arrived, you said that France had to run more and longer.
05:17 I think that with a match like this, you must be happy with the intensity,
05:21 the distance, the players, and everything that happened.
05:25 I don't think it's just the French team.
05:28 It's the high-level football that's progressing, even in the women's football.
05:33 Today, we have to be able to renew our efforts at the highest intensity.
05:40 It's been set up little by little.
05:46 We arrived in April 2023.
05:48 The World Cup arrived a little too early, if we want to go back.
05:54 We're moving forward month by month.
05:58 We hope that we can all get something out of it.
06:02 Tonight, I'm doubly happy.
06:07 I'm saying this with sincerity.
06:11 I'm happy for Laurent, I'm happy for the staff.
06:15 We've been friends for 33 years.
06:18 He's an exceptional assistant.
06:21 He's an exceptional man, so I'm happy for him.
06:27 It's good that he came with me, because he does a remarkable job, like all the staff.
06:32 Good evening. I wanted to know how it is to live a high-level match.
06:41 Do you have a different analysis than when you're on the bench?
06:45 First, we see a lot better.
06:50 We have a tactical, panoramic view.
06:55 We see a lot more things.
06:57 But, you know, it's always easy on the bench.
07:01 The important thing is to manage the whole line.
07:05 To push your group, to make sure the players are united.
07:09 It's frustrating, but I was sanctioned, I deserved it.
07:16 Now, I prefer to watch matches on the line, rather than in the stands.
07:22 I hope I'll be watching them on the line for a long time.
07:25 Thank you.
07:27 It's okay for everybody?
07:29 Merci. Thank you.
07:32 Merci. Thank you.
07:34 Merci.
07:35 [The meeting is adjourned.]