After the victory of the Blue 4-0 against Mexico, Amandine Henry has responded to questions from journalists.

A weak opponent and a team from France is half convincing?

Yes, but if we win all the matches 4-0, I sign straight (smile). It was the first game of the season, we are not yet 100%, we must remember the basics we worked last season, so we made a few reminders. The victory is at the end so I think that already is a first objective completed and then we still have a few months to work.

It was a game rather controlled anyway?

Yes it was pretty well after I think we can do better and we will see the other matches, but rather satisfied.

At the level of the offensive animation there were sometimes hiccups. What can still be improved? Can be a little more presence in the surface yet?

No, I think that we already have to move in relation to each other, that we are more together and that we do not make the calls one after the other, [have] more automatisms, and be more killer in the surface.

We saw you try to far, it's a directive from Corinne Deacon too?

Yes it is sure, you have to try far, but I have not had too much success tonight (smile) it was very far from the cage itself. But I hope it will pay one day and then if we do not try anyway, we will not get there.

Can we learn from this type of match against a weak opponent? Can we progress with this kind of match?

Yes we progress on all matches. Hot for now I would not know what to say to you, except that we must have more automatisms, defend more together, be more rigorous on our returns [ defensive], more killer in front of goal. We will do a debriefing for the next internship and then we will work on it.

"The goal is to be 100%

in the month of June."

Football Hearts - Was not your nomination as one of the top 3 UEFA players and not having it in your big season, a bit disoriented in this match against Mexico?

No no, not at all. This is the first game of the season so necessarily the goal is to be 100% in June. Of course I can do better so I hope to do better next time and I will continue to work.

Hearts of Football - How do you see your next two opponents, Australia and Brazil, you will have to raise the level?

Yes we will work, we know that it will rise crescendo. Australia is a good team, they have a very good attacker, they are well in place, they have evolved in recent years so it will be interesting. And Brazil we know it's very technical, and they have very good players too so we will work well on it to make a good match.

What did the coach tell you at half-time?

Yes at half-time she was not very happy with what we produced on the field because we put things in place, we had not necessarily respected so she was not satisfied. We are taken somewhere and we must respect these instructions, that's why in the second half it was a little better.

Is it a question of requirement?

Yes requirement, rigor and then compliance with the instructions.

On the atmosphere that will rise crescendo over the matches

Yes it is sure that every time we move we have the chance to have the audience at the rendezvous so it's nice and it sure gives a taste of the World Cup.

How do you see the evolution in the coming months, compared to your friendlies? Will the stress rise or not?

I think that as we go into the competition we will have a little pressure, but positive because we want to play this competition so we can not wait for it to happen. But at the same time we take advantage of the time we have left to continue working.

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