Paris (AFP)

For the start of classes, Corinne Dacre played the card of the collective recalling all the Blue present at the World, with the exception of the wounded and the young international retiree Elise Bussaglia, offering in passing a mea culpa measured on his sometimes sharp communication .

The coach found the press Thursday at the headquarters of the French Football Federation to unveil the list of 23 players selected against Spain in a friendly match on August 31 in Clermont-Ferrand.

But there was more talk of the World Cup and its annoyance, between the cruel elimination in the quarter-final against the United States and the dry statements of Deacon to the attacker Eugénie Le Sommer, guilty in his eyes of not not having respected the tactical instructions.

"She is one of my executives, she knows that I have confidence in her, on that there is no problem and whatever her position she puts herself at the service of the team," said the selector, referring to "misinterpreted" remarks.

The case had grown with the indignant reaction of OL President Jean-Michel Aulas, also a member of the executive committee of the Federation.

"I took note of what he said, I continue to learn the codes and rules of communication.Nobody is foolproof, we can all make mistakes.Who does not make mistakes in communication even at the level of our leaders? ", defended Deacon.

In this context, and while the championships have not yet resumed, the boss of the Blue has called 19 of the 23 present at the World Cup to challenge Spain on August 31 in Auvergne.

"I wanted to resume the 23 because we had a great adventure, there were disappointments but also real good times shared (...) But it is especially that I have nothing to blame anyone ", developed Deacon.

- "Sometimes very nice" -

The coach confirmed that Elise Bussaglia "puts an end to her international career", at 33 and after 192 caps, and explained the other absences (Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, Eve Périsset and Maéva Clemaron) by injuries.

This benefits to the ghost Kenza Dali who finds the blue tunic for the first time since October 2018, and to three novices: the keeper Messina Justine Lerond, crowned in July at the Under-19 Euro, defender Montpelliéraine Elisa De Almeida and the Parisian milieu Léa Khelifi.

"It seemed interesting to me to integrate some young players" because "I have two years to prepare a new team for the European Championship", the next goal of the Blue lack of qualification for the Olympics 2020.

Marie-Antoinette Katoto (20), top scorer of the last championship in France with PSG but not retained for the World Cup, remains however on the other hand on the side of the road, after being regularly targeted by statements of Deacon.

"It's a little reductive to link my communication simply to spades, I'm also sometimes very nice," slipped the technician, promising to improve in the expression and management of the team: "All n ' is not perfect yet, but like the player I could be, I know that the training pays and so I continue to train. "

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