Corinne Deacon in group management mode.
Asked about her choices within the French women's team, the coach of Les Bleues, who face Slovenia in qualifying for the 2023 World Cup on Tuesday, justifies them by a desire for balance within the group.
Asked about Bordeaux's Charlotte Bilbault, installed as a defensive midfielder, the boss of the Bleues indicated that "several players could start in this position", without naming a name at first.
“The France team is made up of the best French players, even if sometimes we don't always take the best to be able to find a balance at team level.
Charlotte is a defensive midfielder for Les Bleues, this may not have been true in the past, but she was able to prove that she had the qualities to respond to this position, ”declared Deacon.
The praise of versatility
The technician has not selected her former captain Amandine Henry, a specialist in the position, for a year and a half, and she made the choice not to call Kheira Hamraoui in April, in cold weather with several teammates from Paris SG.
Relaunched on Bilbault and the lack of an alternative among Les Bleues, Deacon replied that she had "four players capable of playing in this position in my group: Palis, Geyoro, Toletti, Dali, in addition to Bilbault, even if this is not their preferred position.
The coach highlighted the "versatility" of certain Blues as an important asset in her eyes: "If there is a need, the players know that they must bring to several positions", she declared. .
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