“The return of Marie-Antoinette Katoto had been awaited for several months. What motivated its selection for the last gathering of the year?
After a long convalescence, it took him a little time to get back into the rhythm and gradually regain playing time. She has still not played a full match. You have to be patient with Marie. She is doing good things, she is capable of further progress. We are going to support her in the best possible way, so that she can bring us all her qualities, which are numerous, in the near or more distant future.
What exchanges did you have with her?
I contacted her hoping for her return. I also sometimes hoped it would be faster. We had to let things take their course, time. Looking back, it was the best thing for her. The most important thing is her personal state, we knew how to do without her. Now that she’s back, we’ll judge what she can do. We will discuss with her, we will make the best possible decision. We will have to continue to be very careful with her. We are in international matches with intensity and duels, it is a tone above. The higher the level, the more difficult the encounters are, it’s good for her that there are encounters like that.
Amandine Henry will freelance for LOSC. Is it a good choice ?
It was much better for her and for us that she played in D1 or Europe. There are destinations that were scary, notably Australia, because of the distance. It’s a good thing for her and LOSC. We wish him the best possible success. Let her stay in shape. She has been training with her new club for some time. This is the most important for the France team. She was the one who chose the club, because of the location, where she has a little more family. It is a very good choice.
“When you have a chance to be able to show that the coach was perhaps wrong, you have to take it. It’s the best way to show that the coach, sometimes, makes mistakes”
In the absence of Constance Picaud, will Pauline Peyraud-Magnin be your starting goalkeeper?
Presumably, yes. It’s good. When you have a chance to show that the coach was perhaps wrong, you have to take it. This is the best way to show that the coach, sometimes, makes mistakes. Let’s think a little more in collective terms. Let’s focus on qualifying for the final 4 at this last meeting. We are lucky to have had very good news from Brittany, where we will play in a sold-out stadium (December 1, in Rennes, against Austria). Thank you for this unconditional support, we need it. The players are delighted to know that we are going to play to a sold-out crowd on Eric Blahic’s (his assistant) home ground. »
