It was an inevitable question for Hervé Renard. With the end of the strike of the Spanish world champions and a female Roja entangled in the Rubiales affair, the opinion of the Blue coach was expected at a press conference this Thursday. But the French technician preferred to kick into touch.
“Only football interests me, the rest tires me,” he told the media in Valenciennes before the Nations League match against Portugal this Friday at 9 p.m.
This Wednesday evening, the majority of Spanish internationals, on strike since the Rubiales affair, agreed on Wednesday to rejoin the selection to face Sweden in the League of Nations, while the Spanish Federation (RFEF) announced the departure of its general secretary . “I’m not even aware, I don’t read this information, even if I can understand that there are things,” replied the coach of the French women’s team.
” This is not of my resort “
Two affected players, Mapi Leon and Patri Guijarro, have confirmed that they are leaving the national team training camp, despite the agreement reached with the government and the Federation to end the strike. Victor Francos, Secretary of State for Sports, clarified that there would be no sanctions against them. News which clearly did not interest Hervé Renard. “I am focused and I love football, the rest is not up to me,” he concluded.
Six days ago, when the list was announced, the boss of the Bleues had already made critical comments about the Rubiales affair. “I’ll be honest, I’ve left all these extra-sporting stories aside a little, they bother me a little. I can understand that this could be controversial, it’s certainly something that shouldn’t have happened but it happened. (…) There is undoubtedly a settling of scores behind it, we are taking a step back,” he explained.
In full, the Blues must face Portugal this Friday before traveling to Austria next Tuesday.
