Corinne Deacon and Amandine Henry, here during training in Clairefontaine before the 2019 World Cup in France.
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“Not an easy decision to take.
This is how Corinne Deacon defined, this Thursday, her choice not to select Amandine Henry for the next qualifying matches of the Blue for Euro 2022, against North Macedonia (October 23) and Austria (October 27).
Corinne Deacon's list for the France-North Macedonia and Austria-France matches #FRAMDN #AUTFRA #FiersdetreBleues pic.twitter.com/AJUY7W2sQJ
- French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) October 15, 2020
Already absent from the last rally due to a calf injury dating from the quarter-final of the Champions League against Bayern Munich (August 22), the usual captain of the France team is nevertheless back on the fields with OL.
The Lyon midfielder has thus been established during the last three days of D1 since the OL-Bordeaux match (2-1) on September 27.
"This announcement did not please Amandine"
“It's a sporting choice, assumes the coach.
I am not taking her for this internship in order to give her time to return to her best level.
There is nothing to interpret, it is a decision at a moment T. Amandine is a competitor so this announcement did not please her.
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After removing the armband from Wendie Renard, criticized Eugénie Le Sommer at the end of the 2019 World Cup, then more recently incited Sarah Bouhaddi to put her international career on hold, Corinne Deacon is definitely struggling to rely as best as possible on the sevenfold European champions from Lyon.
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