Laurent Bonadei and Herve Renard on France’s 2-1 Euro qualifier win against England

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Laurent Bonadei and Herve Renard on France’s 2-1 Euro qualifier win against England  31/05/2024  St James' Park, Newcastle, UK

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00:00 Hello everybody, welcome to the press conference for France.

00:07 Here is Herve Renard, the head coach, and Laurent Bonadelli, assistant head coach.

00:11 We would love to have you too.

00:14 First question, Nathan.

00:16 Hello everyone, congratulations on the victory.

00:21 I don't know who to talk to, who to answer.

00:24 We talked a lot after the game against Spain about the efficiency in both surfaces.

00:30 Is that the summary of tonight?

00:34 To be able to be efficient in both surfaces, to be brilliant in the game,

00:38 but to be able to hurt in those moments.

00:41 Yes, good evening.

00:45 It's true that before we had a lot of situations that we didn't plan.

00:51 Once again, we scored a goal and we were able to work without giving up.

01:00 With Gilles Poitras, with Clément Hibert, our video analyst, we worked remarkably.

01:06 We were rewarded in that phase.

01:10 We knew that in the second half we had won the toss, so we attacked.

01:15 We knew that there was a turn on the pitch, so we chose to take the same strategy as Newcastle.

01:21 If he chooses this strategy, it's because he's right.

01:25 So it helped us in the second half.

01:28 We had one or two situations that we could have converted too,

01:32 but it's true that we also showed defensive solidity in the important moments

01:36 when the opponent pushed to come back to score.

01:40 Alice.

01:44 Good evening to both of you.

01:46 You chose to align Saki Nakarchaoui in the middle,

01:49 while you have other jobs on the bench.

01:54 Why this choice? Thank you very much.

01:57 I think that we have to put the best players we have on the pitch.

02:08 Several of them are able to evolve in several positions.

02:14 We never have the answer, especially against a match abroad, against England.

02:20 But I think she responded more than she does now.

02:23 But when she plays on the side, she has the same activity in the middle of the pitch.

02:29 She's able to give very good balls.

02:33 But we have to note the work of the whole team and the solidity that doesn't come from today.

02:40 Congratulations to Laurent, to all the staff, to the girls.

02:44 It may not have been the best match of the French team,

02:49 but you have to be solid when you travel and we knew it.

02:52 Marie-Antoinette Catoto, again scored.

03:00 Does this mean you have confidence?

03:03 Is that what you felt in the last few days?

03:06 Yes, we know her qualities on the pitch.

03:13 What I noticed is that she made a lot of effort for the team in the first half.

03:19 In the first minutes, we had to be present in the duels.

03:25 She applied exactly what we asked her to do, especially in the races,

03:30 to try to prevent the technical quality of the opposing defenders as much as possible,

03:36 with the results on the watch.

03:39 After a lot of effort, however, and fatigue, she still managed to slide this ball deep.

03:46 We know her on these qualities,

03:49 but I want to congratulate her on her commitment to the team.

03:55 Good evening, Thierry Leduc.

04:03 What is the importance of this win over the champions?

04:08 It's important to send signals to the opponents.

04:18 We've had the chance to meet strong teams like Germany and Spain.

04:25 Even though we lost the Nations League final, we were in the final.

04:30 Sweden, England, we're all in the same boat.

04:34 We show the same strength and we're becoming more and more efficient.

04:41 These are all signals that are open.

04:45 It's a reward for the collective work.

04:49 When we work, when we show commitment, we're rewarded.

04:55 We have to get this qualification for the Euro 2025 as soon as possible,

05:01 and prepare the best for the GPs, which are the objective this summer.

05:08 Sylvain.

05:09 Good evening.

05:12 When you arrived, you said that France had to run more and longer.

05:17 I think that with a match like this, you must be happy with the intensity,

05:21 the distance, the players, and everything that happened.

05:25 I don't think it's just the French team.

05:28 It's the high-level football that's progressing, even in the women's football.

05:33 Today, we have to be able to renew our efforts at the highest intensity.

05:40 It's been set up little by little.

05:46 We arrived in April 2023.

05:48 The World Cup arrived a little too early, if we want to go back.

05:54 We're moving forward month by month.

05:58 We hope that we can all get something out of it.

06:02 Tonight, I'm doubly happy.

06:07 I'm saying this with sincerity.

06:11 I'm happy for Laurent, I'm happy for the staff.

06:15 We've been friends for 33 years.

06:18 He's an exceptional assistant.

06:21 He's an exceptional man, so I'm happy for him.

06:27 It's good that he came with me, because he does a remarkable job, like all the staff.

06:32 Good evening. I wanted to know how it is to live a high-level match.

06:41 Do you have a different analysis than when you're on the bench?

06:45 First, we see a lot better.

06:50 We have a tactical, panoramic view.

06:55 We see a lot more things.

06:57 But, you know, it's always easy on the bench.

07:01 The important thing is to manage the whole line.

07:05 To push your group, to make sure the players are united.

07:09 It's frustrating, but I was sanctioned, I deserved it.

07:16 Now, I prefer to watch matches on the line, rather than in the stands.

07:22 I hope I'll be watching them on the line for a long time.

07:25 Thank you.

07:27 It's okay for everybody?

07:29 Merci. Thank you.

07:32 Merci. Thank you.

07:34 Merci.

07:35 [The meeting is adjourned.]

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