Hervé Renard (coach): “After more than thirty days of preparation, we can’t wait for this competition to start, it starts with a match that is far from easy, we have prepared well, it is up to us to approach this match in the best psychological conditions and to win this first match which is very important.”
Hervé Renard: “We will have to start the match much better against Jamaica than against Australia (1-0 defeat in preparation, editor’s note), there were some extenuating circumstances, we had arrived a few days before, a little upset by the jet lag. It was a good alert, it proves that you always have to be ready, to mobilize. I am convinced that the girls are because they want to achieve something.
Wendie Renard (captain): “We prepared, we repeated the word intensity with the staff. We see it with the start of the competition, with a lot of duels, intensity, we know what to expect, we have to raise the level of individual requirements. In the past we had this tendency to start well, but in the knockout stages we lacked freshness. Each competition is different, we must use everything that has happened before because we never lose, we learn. Even if we like to win in the national team, it’s never the same as the club. In selection, we do not have all the time we have in the club, we have to go quickly.
Hervé Renard: “She has a particular profile, she is a formidable attacker. What is important is that the girls know her well, the girls must be attentive, and also on the sides with their speed in counter-attack, in the transitions. We have been warned, it is up to us to be up to it”.
Wendie Renard: “I was indeed lucky to know her in the French league, she is a pivot player capable of keeping the ball to allow her defense to come up, naturally powerful, she is a goalscorer. She likes to finish actions. Many players have faced it this year. It won’t be just her, there are a lot of players around her who make the difference. It is up to us to be together and to defend well”.
Wendie Renard: “When you play football, that’s all you want to do, playing with your country in the World Cup is the best competition. The group is good, it is focused. We have time to relax, share good times, it’s important. Each match will have its truth.
