Paris (AFP)

"Playing the United States is just huge, it's the most successful team, the best team in the world," French team coach Corinne Diacre said on Thursday. final of the Women's World Cup at Parc des Princes.

. "The girls are on the cleat"

"The girls are at the cleat, if there is a lever that I will not intervene, it's about the motivation.The players are in. Playing the United States, it's just huge, it's the most successful team, I'll be quiet tomorrow, "smiles the technician 24 hours of shock, a final before the time in this World Cup.

"When you play the United States, there is no pressure, on the contrary, it is additional motivation, we will face the best team in the world," she adds.

. "We have everything to prove"

Same speech by Captain Amandine Henry. "They are champions of the title, they have their track record.We have everything to prove.We still won nothing even if for a year and a half, we made very good preparation matches," said the middle of Lyon.

"We are aware of our qualities, we can compete and beat this team, we have already shown it, we will have to prove it on a big competition. (...) It is a good pressure because they are matches like that we want to live in a career, we are motivated to 200% ".

La Lyonnaise spoke of her stint in the North American championship at the Portland Thorns from March 2016 to October 2017. "Yes, of course, it's a plus in my career, it has made me mature a lot. learned, another style of play, more direct, with physical impact, I will try to use it and transmit information to the players, I hope it will serve me tomorrow (Friday) ".

. "Nothing is impossible"

Corinne Deacon did not "rely" on the victory of her team in a friendly against the Americans in January in Le Havre (3-1). "This is another context, a preparation match, in January, the Americans had just been gathered, we can not compare at all," she judges.

"Now that day, we still beat them, but it must be a strength to tell us that nothing is impossible - when we are able to do things once, we must be able to repeat them. I hope that will be the case tomorrow, "says the coach.

. Lessons from the past

The many failures of the Blue in the past, often in the quarter-finals, can they serve? "I especially believe that it is not necessary that the stake exceeds the game It is true, one has these defeats in the quarter-finals which follow us since a moment, now it is necessary especially that one lingers on our We have things to prove too, we know that we are not perfect from the beginning, the goal is to do better than in the first round and against Brazil "in the 8th finals, said Deacon.

"The elimination at the last World Cup, it hurts, then I do not like to look at the past, we have the happiness to be able to move forward, that's what we're going to want to do tomorrow, but keeping any lessons from what happened, "Henry complements.

. Diani "in full explosion"

Deacon also complimented striker Kadidiatou Diani, one of her best players in this tournament. "She's an exploding player, very sincerely, for the group, it's a bonus, she can do better, she's precious in the game but for me, not efficient enough in front of the goal. add that, it will be great for her and very good for us.

According to Amandine Henry, having Diani on her team is "a bliss - she's a powerhouse player, who knows how to dribble, who also makes defensive efforts, she's very valuable and I think it's an incredible offensive asset. As the coach, I think he misses a goal.

Interviewed at a press conference.

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