As usual, Philippe Bergeroo spoke at the end of the meetings between France in the Netherlands, Friday, October 23 st Jean Bouin (Paris 16th) and Ukraine a few days later. Between ambition and realism, here are some points to remember.

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Our analysis
Visibly disappointed by the result against the Netherlands, he will even admit: "There is a terrible lesson on what I saw and on the evolution of this group" before evoking, without wanting to be excused , the absence of "six less holders compared to the World".
The tricolor coach really expected such a result when he dialed his 11 start?
Difficult to answer this question, even if the notion of "risk" was discussed, it would seem that the defeat is, in the end, less important than the fact of "not having other wounded".
And yet ... Between executives totally next to the plate and young international not really level, there is something to ask questions about the consistency of the project initiated for 2 years.
Before the 2019 World, announced as the ultimate goal, it will manage in parallel: the preparation of the Olympic Games and the qualification for Euro 2017. Given the poor performance and recent controversies, even if we rely on only on the athlete, the task looks difficult for him, who for the moment, did not win a single major title with women.

As an aside…
Regarding the media coverage of the Blue, the deal seems to have also changed since the World Cup. When a journalist questions Philippe Bergeroo on the reallocation of issue 17, he does not hesitate to ask the press officer to support his remarks. Once in the mixed zone, this same press officer controls each question and does not hesitate to push the camera of those who do not have the name of a major media on their accreditation. Bad luck, Friday night, our accreditation was white due to an oversight on the part of the press service ...

From the bench, a parallel world
After the more than feverish victory against Ukraine, he told AFP: "In this match we saw a very good collective control with a well-oiled team." Not sure we have to watch the same game, and for good reason, it seems that seen from the bench, it was much better than on television ... Size problem, there would not be enough seats on the same bench , so that fans and the press can share this opinion.
Fortunately, in a qualifying group more than accessible, the Blue should qualify for the finals even by offering more than average benefits. It still remains several months before finalizing the list for the Olympics, just enough to think about the returns of some players: Sandrine Bretigny, Kelly Gadea, Corine Petit, Camille Catala who could do good to this group whose game is almost too obvious to read.
A bit of fantasy, maybe that's the key to success?

Photo credit: Nelson Fatagraf