Guest this Monday in the Super Moscato Show on RMC, Jean-Michel Aulas, member of the Comex of the FFF confirmed, as we indicated last Thursday, that Hervé Renard is indeed the number one choice of the national authority . The president of Olympique Lyonnais is part of a committee made up of Aline Riera, Laura Georges and Marc Keller at the FFF responsible for finding Corinne Deacon’s successor. “I can say that Hervé Renard is in a good position, launched Jean-Michel Aulas. I have it every day on the phone like others. Things are not settled. There is also another…”
Relaunched to find out if the situation with Saudi Arabia, where Renard is under contract as a coach until 2027, Aulas slipped: “Bah among other things”. Before specifying: “But yes there are always several candidates because we cannot afford to stay at the dock if things are not done”.
At the last World Cup, Hervé Renard and Saudi Arabia had created the feat of beating Argentina (2-1), future world champion, before losing to Poland (2-0) then Mexico ( 2-1), synonymous with elimination in the first round. Successful coach thanks to victories in the African Cup of Nations with Zambia (2012) and Côte d’Ivoire (2015), Hervé Renard has never coached a women’s team. It would therefore be a first with the Blues.
“There are always several candidates because we can’t afford to stay at the dock if things don’t get done,” adds Aulas. The contact with Hervé is a very positive contact and we have the chance to play the World Cup in five months. The year after there will be the Olympic Games in France and perhaps the Women’s Euro again the year after. There is an extraordinary cycle ahead and I think we have to be very, very ambitious. So we have to change habits, think outside the box and give ourselves the means to get this World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. It’s not normal for women to lag behind boys. »
