Coach of six different countries in his career, Hervé Renard has ties all over the world. During the round of 16 of the Women’s World Cup, the coach of Les Bleues will cross paths with a country he knows well.
It was a “surprise” for Eugénie Le Sommer. France will face Morocco in the round of 16. A country that Hervé Renard knows well since he trained the men’s team for three years. “I was happy for them, pleasantly surprised by what they achieved, with extraordinary solidarity, confides the former coach of the Atlas Lions between 2016 and 2019 in the columns of L’Equipe. My congratulations to coach Reynald Pedros. When you know what happened in 2022 with the men’s team (semi-finalist of the World Cup), it’s magical. It’s emotional because I spent four years there.”
Very experienced, the coach who travels the benches around the world does not want to be overwhelmed by his emotions. “France-Morocco is special for me but we have to stay out of it. I have already received an impressive number of messages in 212 (Morocco area code). But we are here to achieve a good performance, we have to focus on that. The feelings, I keep them for me.