“There is inevitably a lot of disappointment, we did not know how to get the final.
“Eliminated in the last four, the Blues like Kadidiatou Diani, appeared very disappointed after the meeting.
But for the young Selma Bacha, “we must not throw everything in the trash, we can be proud of our journey.
We gave everything, we couldn't take it anymore on the pitch.
We wet the blue jersey.
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The OL player is joined by her coach, Corinne Deacon: “We fought and we gave everything even if it didn't pay off.
I'm very proud of my players, we didn't give up.
Of course, they are disappointed.
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“The Germans were efficient, unlike us”
Only one person is missing… Marie-Antoinette Katoto's injury was certainly detrimental to France.
As in the quarter-final against the Netherlands where Les Bleues had scored just one goal for 33 shots attempted, it was once again efficiency that failed for the France team, which only scored 2 shots for 13 attempted against Germany.
“The big regret is not having managed to materialize our highlights, especially in the second half, which would have changed the match.
Efficiency fled us again this evening, yet we had the opportunities, ”explained Corinne Deacon.
A sector of the game also pointed out by the players after the meeting, like Diani: "The main regret is our lack of efficiency, even today..." "The Germans were efficient, unlike us" , analyzed Selma Bacha at the final whistle.
Corinne Deacon, the coach of the Blue, claims to have created solid foundations for the future during this Euro.
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Despite the immense disappointment, the Blue see further.
“We are going to learn lessons for the next competitions”, proclaims Diani, in symbiosis with the declarations of Selma Bacha, “we must learn lessons.
We will grow and try to recover quickly.
We reached the semi-final, next time it will be the final, we have to believe in it and not give up.
“If the title escapes the Blue, Corinne Deacon has managed to build” a hardworking group that does not like to lose “during this competition.
“The foundation is solid, we have built something important.
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Les Bleues reached for the first time in their history a semi-final of the European Championship, but “we cannot say that it is a successful Euro” admitted the coach after the elimination.
“The final victory was our ambition, we cannot be satisfied with losing,” she concluded.