French women's team: Corinne Deacon leaves out Amandine Henry and Eugénie Le Sommer

It's starting to sound like a grudge that doesn't say its name.

The coach Corinne Deacon chose this Thursday not to summon her former captain Amandine Henry (31 years old), nor the top scorer in the history of the French team Eugénie Le Sommer (32 years old), for the start of qualifying for the Global-2023 in September.

The Olympique Lyonnais midfielder and the striker, on loan until December to OL Reign, the American franchise of the Rhone club, do not appear in the group selected for the next trips to Greece and Slovenia, a strong decision at ten months of the Euro (July 6-31, 2022) that the Blue will play.

Henry's absence is a semi-surprise, as relations with Deacon have deteriorated since last fall.

The middle "is part of the enlarged group" to 25 players of the France team: "it is a decision at the moment T", was justified Deacon at a press conference.

The Lyonnaise with 93 selections, not selected in October 2020 for "sporting reason", then publicly criticized the management considered brutal of the coach.

She certainly recalled her in November, but depriving her of the captain's armband during an internship marked by strong tensions.

Injured in February, tested positive for Covid-19 in April, Henry had not been selected in June by Deacon in view of his “last performances” in club, according to the boss of the Blue.

Sommer was also not present in June for the friendly against Germany, but due to an injury.

Since then, the striker has been loaned six months to OL Reign, a Lyon franchise located in the United States.

“The fact that she was in the United States didn't influence my timing at all, my choice of the day,” Deacon said.

With 175 selections, the center forward is the fifth most capped Frenchwoman in history.

She also holds the record for goals scored in the French jersey, with 86 units.

Here is the group selected to face Greece and Slovenia, on September 17 and 21, in qualifying for the 2023 Women's World Cup:

Goalkeepers:

Mylène Chavas (Dijon), Solène Durand (Guigamp), Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus Turin)

Defenders:

Elisa de Almeida (PSG), Sakina Karchaoui (PSG), Perle Morroni (Lyon), Eve Perisset (Bordeaux), Wendie Renard (Lyon), Marion Torrent (Montpellier), Aissatou Tounkara (Atletico Madrid)

Midfielders:

Charlotte Bilbault (Bordeaux), Kenza Dali (Everton), Grace Geyoro (PSG), Léa Khélifi (Dijon), Ella Palis (Bordeaux), Sandie Toletti (Levante)

Forwards:

Viviane Asseyi (Bayern Munich), Sandy Baltimore (PSG), Kessya Bussy (Reims), Delphine Cascarino (Lyon), Kadidiatou Diani (PSG), Valéry Gauvin (Everton / ENG), Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG), Melvine Malard (Lyon), Amel Majri (Lyon)