Hervé Renard has made a successful debut as coach of the France women’s team. Two wins in two games and a rediscovered joy within the group. But that’s not enough for Raymond Domenech, who is looking forward to the World Cup as a justice of the peace.

In ten days, Hervé Renard got to know women’s football and didn’t miss it. The former Saudi Arabia coach guided the French women’s side to two wins in as many friendlies. 5-2 against Colombia and 2-1 against Canada. A more than correct record on a sporting level. But above all mentally, his arrival is best. No more fighting with Corinne Deacon, Renard brought back a smile and a certain lightheartedness to the Blues. Externally we feel connected again as a group and this is confirmed by the main interested parties.

Domenech does not ignite before the World Cup

” It brings a good mood, freshness. He asks us to play relaxed and above all not to take the lead. […] He knows how to switch the team around when things aren’t going so well tactically, we saw him again tonight “, in particular, Delphine Cascarino confided to the Ouest-France newspaper, while the attacker Léa Le Garrec said” be glad to have it “. A perfect picture, rounded off by a renewed interest from the public in the French women’s team. That doesn’t move Raymond Domenech, however. The former Blues coach finds Renard’s beginnings normal and is waiting for a big tournament to be able to judge him.

“It’s good, but the competition counts. You have to go to the World Cup!”@Raymond Domenech finds the beginnings of Hervé Renard’s Bleues interesting, but… 🔽#EDG pic.twitter.com/rtwqVZethU

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” I pick up Hervé’s line and he says it: “It’s good, it’s nice, it’s going well, but these are friendlies”. It happens somewhere after a complicated period and suddenly everyone has the impression that everything is beautiful, everything is wonderful. But what matters is the competition. Every time a new coach comes, there’s a madness, we start on a new basis… We have to move forward, stop comparing coaches. It was a different time (with Deacon), they’re going on something and you have to go to the World Cup (now). ‘ he hinted at Greg’s team. Hervé Renard knows what he has to do in Australia and New Zealand next summer. Otherwise, he has merely taken on the torch that Corinne Deacon left at the top of the friendly world champions.