French women's football team: Corine Deacon must change or leave

The French women's football team host North Macedonia this evening.

Corinne Deacon, positive for the coronavirus, is not there.

But the coach is in everyone's mind because of the crisis with some of the players.

For you, there are only two solutions.

Corinne Deacon must change or leave.

This is the sports editorial of Virginie Phulpin.

Corinne Deacon will eventually overtake Raymond Domenech on the podium of the most criticized coaches in France.

Proof that the problem is deep between the coach and part of her locker room.

It is with the Lyonnaises that the tea towel burns in public.

In question, the non-selection of Amandine Henry, yet captain of the Blue.

This is not the first time that Corinne Deacon has targeted a Lyonnaise.

There were his harsh criticisms of Eugenie Le Sommer's game during the World Cup, or the unceremonious withdrawal of the captain's armband to Wendie Renard.

This is how it works, to Corinne Deacon: no head should protrude.

She has a team, she is the leader, and the players must fall into line, otherwise it is the punishment.

In a military camp, this may be the right method.

In the French team, I have doubts.

This team has lost its joy of playing.

Reynald Pedros, the football consultant of Europe 1 and former coach of OL, says they are going to select the ball in the stomach.

The martial atmosphere is not successful for them, the Blues are on the spot.

They will probably not be worried about North Macedonia, but in the big competitions, it blocks.

A heavy atmosphere for an absence of convincing results, it is complicated to defend.

The players are now complaining openly

Not all, of course.

But the Lyonnaises, yes.

It must be said that they are the executives of the French team.

So they dare to speak more easily.

If there was only one player to complain, we would take a grain of salt.

But this is not the whim of a person.

It's a real wave of discontent.

So at the federation, we pretend all is going well in the best of all possible worlds.

Corinne Deacon's contract has been extended until 2022, until the Euro.

And we just admit that the coach may have some communication problems but nothing serious.

The art of undervaluing a crisis.

This team must be built around the Lyonnaises.

These players, five times European champions in a row, are the backbone of Les Bleues.

Their thirst to win, their fluidity in the game, we must also find them in the French team.

And it is not.

I am not saying that they should have all the rights because they are the best.

No.

But Corinne Deacon must dialogue with them, include them in the project.

So either we sit around a table and burst the abscess, or we move on.

Frankly, I am almost happy that the Euro has been pushed back by a year.

At least that gives time to fix the problem.