Wendie Renard, defender, dreams of going up the pitch with the ball

During the Women’s Football Euro, the players of the France team confide in Fabrice D’Almeida, professor of contemporary history. How did they get to the top level? Answer with Wendie Renard.

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With her tall stature and her track record, Wendie Renard is impressive. But his simple and direct approach puts you at ease right away. For her, football is a simple thing. Passes, checks and goals. His dream since childhood, go up the whole field in a few one-touch passes and finish with the ball in the opposing goal. Because although central in the defense, she excels at scoring goals with the head in particular. But what she appreciates the most are the basic techniques, well used. Good control, clear, well oriented, which erases an opponent and directs the game. Zidane excelled there, he remains an example for her, like Benzema.

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Very homely, she enjoys staying at home in a tidy, tidy, clear apartment, ready for action. As far as she can remember, she has always played football, even when she was little in Martinique. So much so that her mother told her one day that she had come out of her womb with a balloon!

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