The French coach did not spare his players despite qualifying for the round of 16 of the World Cup.
Hervé Renard was chafouin at the final whistle on Wednesday in Sydney despite the card of his troops against Panama (3-6). The reason ? The second period less controlled by the Blues with in particular two cashed and an avoidable release.
” There are many things that displeased me, he confessed clenched jaw a few seconds after the qualification of his protected in World Cup Round of 16. When we played simple it was and when we messed up (in the 2nd half) we got into trouble. You have to respect football. Congratulations on the result and the first place (Jamaica, second, eliminated Brazil after their 0-0 draw). We turn the page on this first round, it is accomplished as we wanted. »
“We enter real competition with truthful matches”
Herve Renard
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The rest is announced quickly with an 8th final Tuesday against Germany or Colombia. Les Bleues will be fixed Thursday noon on their future opponent. Which does not scare Hervé Renard who has seen others with his experiences in Africa and his successes at the CAN with Zambia (2012) and Côte d’Ivoire (2105). ” We enter the real competition and the matches truth, he breathes impatiently to fight it out. We were able to spin (Le Sommer and Renard were on the bench and did not play against Panama)it’s not going to be easy but we’re going to do everything to be up to it. »