Les Bleues will not go to the final of the Women’s Football Euro. The French were beaten on Wednesday evening by Germany, 2 goals to 1 in the Milton Keynes stadium in England. Certainly, the Germans are eight times titled in this competition, but this defeat has a bitter taste for the players of Corinne Deacon.
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It is first of all the Blues who are the most severe with themselves from the final whistle, starting with striker Clara Matéo. “It’s really the disappointment that prevails. We had everything to go far.”
“It’s a shame that with the potential we have, we still can’t play better together to make this shirt shine a little more.”
Clara Matéo, striker for the France teamfranceinfo
In the public who came to see Les Bleues in England, Pascale regrets certain choices made by the coach. “When you see that Katoto is injured, that there is no one to replace her on a list of 23 players, there is still a way to ask yourself some questions. not to mention Amandine Henry or Eugénie Le Sommer These people would have made the difference”she regrets.
The person concerned concedes: the step was perhaps a little too high for the France team. “We still need a little time. Tonight was not our night. This competition may not have been ours”believes Corinne Deacon.
Those close to Les Bleues are the first to be proud of them and to salute their performance. For the first time, they managed to go beyond the quarter-finals of a Euro. Ella Pallis’ aunt was “amazed”. “Unforgettable! Amazing! The girls worked hard!”, she exclaims, despite the defeat. For the father of captain Wendie Renard, victory did not go far. “We had everything: headers, free kicks… but we were unlucky today. No, unlucky.” Grace Geyoro’s uncle is very optimistic for the future. “She made us dream until the end. Don’t give up, she still has her future ahead of her! And she will bring it back to us, this medal, one day.”
Grace Geyoro, precisely, keeps her spirits up despite the defeat. “We have grown, we will continue to grow too.”
“It’s also with chess that we continue to learn. We fell against a team that also had experience. But here we are, we are very positive for the future”.
Grace Geyoro, player of the France teamfranceinfo
The rest is precisely what the coach, Corinne Deacon, is aiming for. “The foundation is solid. We have built something important so it bodes well for the future.” The president of the French Football Federation, Noël le Graët, had said before this Euro that he would probably renew Corinne Deacon until the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.