Hervé Renard was chafouin at the final whistle on Wednesday in Sydney despite the card of his troops against Panama (3-6). The reason ? The second period less controlled by the Blues with in particular two cashed and an avoidable release.
“We could have made the match easier. There were a lot of things that I didn’t like in the second half but we’re going to hide them, he admitted with a clenched jaw a few seconds after the qualification of his protégés in Round of 16 of the World Cup. When we played simple it was and when we messed up (in the 2nd half) we got into trouble. You have to respect football. Congratulations on the result and the first place (Jamaica, second, eliminated Brazil after their 0-0 draw). We turn the page on this first round, it is accomplished as we wanted. »
The rest is announced quickly with an 8th final on Tuesday against Germany or Colombia. Les Bleues will be fixed Thursday noon on their future opponent. Which does not scare Hervé Renard who has seen others with his experiences in Africa and his successes at the CAN with Zambia (2012) and Côte d’Ivoire (2105). “We are entering real competition and real matches, he breathes impatient to fight it out. We were able to rotate (Karchaoui, Dali, Le Sommer and Renard were on the bench and did not play against Panama), it will not be easy but we will do everything to be up to it. »
