Since the match against the Belgians, we know that the set-ups made by Corinne Deacon behind closed doors during training at Ashby-de-la-Zouch remain largely subject to subsequent modifications. Nevertheless, this Saturday’s session did not lack lessons 48 hours before the last meeting of the first round against Iceland (Monday 9 p.m., TF1, Canal +) while Les Bleues are already qualified for the quarter-finals and guaranteed to finish first.
Thus, in the first place, Ouleymata Sarr, the Paris FC striker, who came into play against the Belgians as a replacement for the injured Marie-Antoinette Katoto, did not train due to discomfort in the thigh. To replace the PSG striker in the axis of the tricolor attack, Corinne Deacon has not yet opted for Kadidiatou Diani, whom many observers would have imagined in the axis.
This Saturday, as announced by Canal + – and we were able to confirm it – it was indeed Melvine Malard, the Lyonnaise, who held this position. For the rest, the team was similar to that which started against Belgium, with in particular Diani on the right and Cascarino on the left. Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, who wants to continue against Iceland, was in goal. In defense, Mbock and Renard formed the central hinge. Geyoro, Bilbault and Mateo played in the middle.
All this can still largely evolve on the occasion of the last training this Sunday at 6 p.m. A temperature of 30 degrees is expected Monday evening in Rotherham at kick-off. The management of the organizations will therefore be essential in view of the quarter-final scheduled five days later, Saturday 23.
The only certainty remains that Marie-Antoinette Katoto is no longer part of the adventure. The Parisian left her partners at the end of the morning to take a plane to the capital. Now in the hands of the PSG staff, she will prepare for her right knee operation which should take place at the end of next week. It is from a distance that it will support its partners.
