Blue: Corinne Deacon "does not accept the decision" of Sarah Bouhaddi, but "respects it"

In mid-March, at the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Bleues had inaugurated the matches behind closed doors during their success in the first French Women's Tournament in Valenciennes.

Six months later, the coach Corinne Deacon had to innovate again to compose her first list since the event for the qualifying matches for the Euro (postponed from 2021 to 2022), in Serbia on September 18 then in North Macedonia four days later.

The fault is the absence of many executive players.

Between the international break of her goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi and the injuries of defenders Griedge Mbock and Aïssatou Tounkara, midfielders Amandine Henry and Grace Geyoro, the technician had to face a small puzzle.

She thus summoned for the first time the goalkeeper of Soyaux Romane Munich and the defender of Bordeaux Julie Thibaud.

On the other hand, she did not recall the midfielder of Atlético Kheira Hamraoui "by choice", she justified at a press conference on Thursday.

"I hope she will change her mind"

Corinne Deacon especially returned to Sarah Bouhaddi's decision to put her international career on hold and "the need to breathe" with the Blue.

"We can already salute her career, her international experience with the France team and with her club, and her very exemplary record," said the coach.

Today I can only hear what she told me.

I do not accept the decision, but I respect it.

That's why I didn't call her.

I hope she will change her mind very soon and that the France team can count on her again.

And to confirm that it is Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, passed from Arsenal to Atlético de Madrid this summer, who will take over the role of n ° 1.

Concerning the captaincy, “it will go first to Eugenie (Le Sommer) if it starts.

Otherwise, it will be Marion (Torrent).

These are the two vice-captains ”.

As for the choice to put Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Eugénie Le Sommer in the list of midfielders, “we should not be surprised because it is to make six in the middle and six in attack.

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Les Bleues will meet again on Monday at Clairefontaine, after the second day of D1.

Victorious in their first two qualifying matches in Kazakhstan (3-0) and against Serbia (6-0), France (3rd in the FIFA rankings) will still leave largely with the favor of the forecasts against Serbia (41st) and Macedonia of the North (129th).

THE LIST

Goalkeepers:

Solène Durand (Guingamp), Romane Munich (Soyaux), Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Atlético de Madrid).

Defenders:

Annaïg Butel (Paris FC), Elisa De Almeida (Montpellier), Sakina Karchaoui (Lyon), Perle Morroni (PSG), Eve Périsset (Bordeaux), Wendie Renard (Lyon), Julie Thibaud (Bordeaux), Marrion Torrent (Montpellier) ).

Midfielders:

Viviane Asseyi (Bayern Munich), Charlotte Bilbaut (Bordeaux), Maeva Clemaron (Everton), Kenza Dali (West Ham), Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG), Eugénie Le Sommer (Lyon).

Forwards:

Delphine Cascarino (Lyon), Kadidiatou Diani (PSG), Valérie Gauvin (Everton), Amel Majri (Lyon), Melvine Malard (Lyon), Ouleymata Sarr (Bordeaux).