Paul Rouget, Media365: published on Wednesday December 4, 2024 at 8:41 a.m.
Beaten again by Spain in a friendly on Tuesday in Nice (2-4), the Blues have regrets, like their captain Wendie Renard.
As last February, during the final of the Women's Nations League, the Blues were dominated by the Spanish on Tuesday evening in Nice (2-4), during this friendly match played in front of (very) sparse stands at the Allianz Riviera. A first defeat for the new coach Laurent Bonadei, who then regretted this “not favorable” scenario for the Tricolores.
Because they conceded a goal in the 6th minute, the work of double Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmati, then a second from Claudia Pina before the half-hour mark (23rd). Before the break, the Blues reduced the gap with an own goal from Maria Mendez (37th), but Lucia Garcia gave the Iberians a two-goal lead (60th). Like Mariona Caldentey (81st), who closed the scoring from the penalty spot and responded to Kadidiatou Diani's goal (71st).
“It was too easy for them”
For Wendie Renard, “the Spanish were very effective in the first half, they had very few situations, from their first action they managed to score us this first goal, then this second. Afterwards, we reacted quite well , we manage to score a goal and even make them doubt, I think”, declared the French captain at the microphone of France 4.
The Lyon defender lamented that “it was too easy for them in the first half. When you leave players of this individual technical quality… They were ultra-efficient and we continue to work for the future.” But she is still optimistic for the future.
“We are moving forward, we are gaining ground, everything is not perfect, but in any case we have this desire to be more aggressive, to tighten the lines a little, she notes again. And in these matches , we have to learn, it's always the same words that come back but it's the truth. We simply have to keep working.”
