There are sometimes in life, pretty winks of fate. Faustine Robert tasted it on September 29, when Corinne Deacon, the coach of the France team, named her in her list of players selected to face Germany (this Friday October 7) and Sweden (11 october). Two nations that France faced in November 2017 when Faustine Robert, Guingamp player at the time, knew her first selection. “I had the chance to play in France, there are two trips, nuance the wing. Starting with Germany, a very strong nation with good players. » It will also be a small revenge, after the semi-final lost at Euro 2022 against the teammates of Lena Oberdorf, revelation of the tournament.
” I was not excpecting that at all ! »
If the opposition of these two friendly matches is enticing, for the ex-Guingampaise, returned to his training club Montpellier in 2021, after eight seasons in the Côtes-d’Armor, the challenge will also be to find a place. A few months now from the 2023 World Cup. And, after more than four years of absence in the France team.
“The more I saw the time pass, the more I told myself that it would be complicated to return to Bleues. My priority has always been to work in a club, for my club, and I told myself that if the France team should arrive, it will arrive. I didn’t want it to weigh on my game. But of course we think about it! It’s a little girl’s dream to play for her nation.”, recognizes the native of Sète. A return to selection in which she “almost” no longer believed. So much so that the 28-year-old didn’t even follow the lists anymore. Fortunately, his companion does. “I was at home when I received a message congratulating me. I didn’t really understand why and that’s when my boyfriend explained to me. I was not excpecting that at all ! »
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His good start to the season with Montpellier (two goals in four games), as well as injuries in the attacking sector or the choice of Deacon not to call a Sandy Baltimore lacking playing time at PSG, allow Faustine Robert to seize a new opportunity. And, whether she is asked to play on the right (her favorite side, but blocked by competition from Diani and D. Cascarino) or on the left, she does not intend to let her pass. “I’m here to take whatever is to be taken and we’ll see what happens next. »
With a few more years, four exactly, Faustine Robert was also able to learn lessons from her last stint in the tricolor jersey. Now calmer – “I better manage my emotions, my strong moments and my weak moments” – the French international has only one idea in mind: “The little that I would play, if I have the chance to play, I will hold nothing back and I will give everything! »
