Corinne Deacon, the big twist

Three months after being dismissed from her position as coach after the putsch launched by Wendie Renard and followed by Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani, Corinne Deacon is still as discreet as ever. The Northerner, who would have received no less than 870,000 euros in compensation from the FFF, would consider finding a bench next season. Several clubs would have ticked no name.

At the time of his dismissal by the authorities of the Federation, support was however rare. And when voices were raised to regret his departure, it was more on form than on substance, some fearing that this way of doing things would set a precedent. Three months later, the former defender nevertheless received surprising support, that of Kheira Hamraoui.

I thank her for having known how to share things

While she was not selected by Hervé Renard for the World Cup, the former Parisian indeed praised the courage of her predecessor in her book “Kheira à contre-pied”, released this Thursday. “Our exchanges have always been cordial as a coach and a player. I thank her for having been able to make sense of things during this affair. She only judged me on a sporting level”she explained in an interview with West France.

Kheira Hamraoui nevertheless had to give up on Euro 2022 and according to him, this absence would be due in particular to the gesture of Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani in the form of an A in tribute to Aminata Diallo during a game of the Blues. “You have to ask Corinne Deacon. At that time, the climate was not great. I think that kind of gesture was a wake-up call for her, she launched. All the media panicked and published anything. The purpose of this gesture is that I did not play the Euro. This is a big prejudice for me and it hurt me a lot. »