They savored long minutes on the lawn of the Pierre-Brisson stadium in Beauvais their success against Cameroon (4-0), stopping for a clapping in front of the Irresistibles Français.
They even sang when they arrived in their locker room.
Corinne Deacon's players, who have been preparing for the Euro in England (July 6 to 31) for ten days at Clairefontaine, sweating to the rhythm of numerous physical sessions, did not hide their pleasure at having replayed and won a match.
“We knew we were going to have heavy legs quite quickly, summarizes the right side Eve Périsset.
We had to play simple and be all in motion for each other.
That's what we did.
It had been three weeks, or even a little more for some, that we had not played a match.
We had more preparation in our legs and an aggressive Cameroonian team in front, so it was normal that it was difficult at the start but we made the task quite easy.
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We ask the future Chelsea player if it feels good to play again.
She smiles: “Yes, yes, we missed it, huh!
We like to run but also play matches and compete.
“We need to get back to work better”
Author of a double in five minutes after replacing Marie-Antoinette Katoto, the striker of Paris FC Ouleymata Sarr does not seek to pull the cover to her.
“I'm here to help the team, so it's sure that by scoring I'm happy, she slips.
There are very good attackers so we will score goals, there is no doubt about that.
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However, this is not the case for Marie-Antoinette Katoto, who was quite discreet during the first 45 minutes.
Corinne Deacon assures that her replacement was "planned, in view of the greater playing time she will have thereafter".
Asked whether Sarr could be an alternative to the PSG striker, Deacon replies: “Yes, or why not combine them?
The two have a different register”.
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Sarr is obviously not against this idea.
"Why not," she breathes.
Afterwards, it is the coach who will choose.
But we were trained together at PSG, so we know each other very well.
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Despite everything, such a scheme would involve a modification of the 4-3-3 which seems to fit perfectly with the current qualities of the Habs.
And in this device, another Paris FC player is gaining momentum: Clara Mateo.
“It had been quite a long time since we had played a football match, she says, it did us good to find the ball and automatisms.
It was a first test.
Now we have to get back to work as hard as we can to continue the preparation”.
" It's good to morale "
The French, who will face Vietnam next Friday for their last test before the competition where they will face Italy (July 10), Belgium (July 14) and Iceland (July 18) in the first round, have a string of successes and remain undefeated since April 2021.
“It's something that is important, recognizes Mateo.
We gain trust.
But we also know that the teams at the Euro will be ready on D-Day, so the idea is really to keep a cool head and focus on our common objective.
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For her part, Corinne Deacon seems measured when it comes to taking stock of this first outing.
“Everything wasn't perfect, we knew that,” she said.
We accept it.
We still have a little bit of work to do despite everything because we only scored one goal in the game and three from set pieces.
I think we can do better.
But we wanted to stay on this continuity of victories.
It's good to morale.
There is still work to do but the players were serious and tried things.
It gives them confidence for the future.
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