Janelle Salaun (winger of the France team): “We were already launched but we had small difficulties. There we freed ourselves and everything went well, the victory is there. We were calm in attack, we made the necessary stops. It got us going and gave us a lot of confidence to attack. We have won all our matches so far so the Euro is going well. In the semi-finals, we won’t have anything to envy the Belgians, so we can’t wait to play that match. »
Romaine Bernies (leader of the French team): “It’s cool, we’re going to meet in the semi-finals with our Belgian friends. They had played a great match just before us, we took an example and also had a successful match. Our defense will be the sinews of war against very strong scorers like Emma Meesseman and the two Julies (German and Vanloo). I think we are ready. We gained confidence and we are hungry, we want the gold medal. So far we were good in defense, now we had a little more fun in attack. We continued to press where it hurt by being serious until the end, without relaxing. That’s why we won so big. »
“The girls are aware that it will not be the same opponent on Saturday”
Jean-Aimé Toupane, coach of the France team
Jean-Aimé Toupane (coach of the France team): “It’s reassuring but it can also be a trap. That’s what we did today, this match shows what we are capable of. It reinforces our confidence and what we are trying to put in place. But the girls are aware that it will not be the same opponent on Saturday. Belgium is a very, very good team, complete, coached by a coach we know well (Frenchman Rachid Meziane, former assistant to Valérie Garnier). But when we get to the last four, everyone can beat everyone. We also have strengths to show. We know what we want and we will sell our skin dearly. »
