She was decisive for the title of European Champion this year with Les Bleuettes, as was her team-mate Marie-Antoinette Katoto. Today, Grace Geyoro has made a place among the workforce in Paris under Patrice Lair. She came back on this shock against Montpellier.
A second important place, what is your feeling about the match?
Grace Geyoro: Very happy today to have won this second place, after I think we worked a lot this week and today I think we deserve this second place because we gave everything in this match the.
Your benefits are more and more convincing, how do you feel?
Grace Geyoro: I continue to work after that it is sure that if the coach trusts me it also gives me confidence. I try to give the best of myself and to take the team as high as possible
You do not feel pressure?
Grace Geyoro: No, after that I think it's my style of play, I have a little pressure but it's not obvious and I think I have nothing to lose and I really have to show what I'm worth during the matches.
Playing at this level I learned that it takes a lot of concentration already to not lose balloons unnecessarily and especially play simple, create my own game and try to put my teammates in the best conditions.
Did you expect this start of the season for you, to play so much, to be as involved in the project?
Grace Geyoro: No, I did not expect it because I thought there would be many more recruits. After the coach he wanted to trust me and I think that today is paying.
"It was a dream to become a first team"
The young take power in the PSG according to you, with you, Marie who marks the goal too?
Grace Geyoro: Yes yes I think, after us young people we are from the training center, so for us it was a dream to be a team first and today we are proud because we represent young people but also the training. It is also shown that young people can join the D1 team and be at the level.
Collectively, your success continues, especially after the match against LSK Kvinner, how do you feel on your side?
Grace Geyoro: Yes today, I think this is the reference match against LSK Kvinner and today we rely a lot on it. We try to progress and keep the values during this match and try to continue to do more and why not beat Lyon, because this is our goal, we want to be first. We are very ambitious this year, anyway.
Have you taken an ascendancy on Europe today?
Grace Geyoro: Of course, today is also a challenge the European Championship, because many did not expect but I think we are demonstrating the opposite.
It was more difficult against Montpellier than against LSK Kvinner?
Grace Geyoro: I think it's not at all the same, the LSK Kvinner was much more aggressive, especially in the middle, I had many more duels against the LSK Kvinner but after two very good teams. Every time we play against big teams, we get to raise our level of play. In front of the LSK Kvinner we showed it, today it has been shown again. I think we will still show it against Lyon and again in the Champions League.
Did your experience winning the U19 final last year with PSG, did it help you in this combativeness?
Grace Geyoro: Yes, of course, after us young people, Marie and I were the managers of the team, today we try to rely on our executives in D1 and continue to learn especially.
How is the World Cup going for you?
Grace Geyoro: We have a very big pool but we are European Champions and our goal is to go and get the World Cup.
It happens in full championship, in full season, that does not frustrate you a little?
Grace Geyoro: We would have liked to continue helping the club as well, since if we are absent for the 1 / 8th round of the Champions League, we will also be absent from the matches of the week-end. end but then it's like that, it's FIFA, it's UEFA. It's also an honor to represent France, so I'm very happy to leave as well.
Your teammates have discussed the next match against Soyaux, even if you will not be there?
Grace Geyoro: I think the team is going to do the field work. There is no doubt, I think we left on a very good dynamic