2024-07-16 19:52:00
A completely revamped French women’s team lost to Ireland (3-1) on Tuesday in their final match of Euro 2025 qualifying and final preparations before the start of the Olympics.
The Blues booked a perfect spot at Euro 2025 with a 2-1 win over Sweden in Dijon on Friday, but ended their qualifying campaign with a defeat in Ireland with nothing to show for it.
Olympic quota
This is not the best way to prepare for the Olympics, as we will learn nothing from the last session before the competition, which starts on July 25th.
The Tricolors (12 points) lost their third match in 13 games on Tuesday night but remained on top following drawing (0-0) with England (11 points) and Sweden (8 points). Finished the game as first in the group.
Hervé Renard takes charge of multiple rotations
For this match in Cork, Hervé Reynald chose to completely rotate his squad and presented a completely new side compared to the one that faced Sweden.
The rotation has benefited 20-year-old PSG defender Tinyba Samoura, who made her first start in the midfield alongside Mahél Laclar. But the young Parisian struggled to stop the Irish attack.
Amandine Henry, captain of the night, was too light in midfield, but she would be used by Hervé Renard during the Olympics, thus gaining pace, with athletes competing every 72 hours , physical fitness management is crucial.
Overall, the bench did not score, lacked desire and intensity, and were overwhelmed in the duel.
Although Ireland finished bottom of the group, their aggressiveness and combative nature disrupted the Blues B team to a great extent, especially in the first period.
Both teams showed a lot of clumsiness with their transmissions and construction.
But on Tuesday, Ireland achieved a feat by winning their first ever match once morest France.
Baltimore and LaClair out with injuries
Another bad news for the Blues came from the medical room: forward Sandy Baltimore, who had just signed for Chelsea and was selected for the Olympics, felt knee pain at half-time.
The same was true for Maëlle Lakrar, who was in tears and suffering from shoulder pain at the hour mark (62e). It was then that Ireland opened the scoring and they had been pressing the Blues for several minutes.
Received two alerts (18e51e), Constance Picoud was helpless once morest Denis O’Sullivan’s cross-shot (67e).
Despite the addition of several executives including Grace Geyoro, Delphine Cascarino and Elisa De Almeida, the Blues 2English In the FIFA rankings, they never let go of their game and were completely overwhelmed by the Green Army’s aggressiveness, 25e in the FIFA rankings.
PSG defender Elisa de Almeida received a through ball from behind and Julie Russell hit the bottom corner to double the lead (76e,2-0).
A game to forget before taking on Colombia in nine days
In a desperate situation, Hervé Renard chose to send Marie-Antoinette Gatto and Cadidiatu Diani to form a four-man attack line. In the process, their players eventually scored the game’s goal following a one-two between Diani and Cascarino, before Vicki Bejo added her 2e blue goal (79e,2-1).
At the end of the game, just like once morest Sweden, they conceded a goal from the corner (90e,3-1).
After a final preparation that the Blues must forget, they will play the first game of the Olympic Championship once morest Colombia on Thursday, July 25 (9 pm) in Lyon. Colombian women are also known for their aggression and green towers. Hervé Renard’s players have been warned.
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