Solicited by Côte d’Ivoire to replace Jean-Louis Gasset during CAN, Hervé Renard was resolutely interested. Yet the operation could not be done …
None could consider this as a lack of respect. Hervé Renard motivated to lend a hand to Côte d’Ivoire in the middle of the African Cup of Nations, beyond his attributions as coach of coach The French women’s teamThis made its teeth cringe. The relief for many having finally won since the interested party could not note the challenge, assistant from afar at the coronation of the Elephants under the thumb of Faé.
This Thursday in a long interview granted to RMC, Jean-Michel Aulas, vice-president of the French Football Federation, lifts the veil on the negotiations which took place last month with the Ivorian Football Federation. “” When I was asked the question as manager of women’s football at the Federation, we talked about it at length with Philippe (Diallo, the president of the FFF, editor’s note) And it is true that there was a reluctance of principle. And when we looked concretely, I called the most leading players in the EDF to know their perception and the system has overturned: starting from French female football, a coach will win the CAN or will show that he is not only very competent for female football but also male, and well it can be a promotion. On the other hand, it had to be clear between Hervé Renard and us; And it was. He told us that he could do a service to Côte d’Ivoire, that it interested him because he has an emotional bond with the CAN. “”
An economic dispute between the two federations
According to the former boss of OL, therefore, the FFF was rather inclined to temporarily release Hervé Renard. “” After the surprise period, we thought that on the contrary, everyone had to imagine that the fact that Hervé Renard could bring a solution to African football and world football as a coach of the Women’s EDFinsists on Jean-Michel classrooms.
There was no ambiguity, I had it on the phone. This was not done for reasons that were not linked to Hervé but to the relationship between economic federations. That said, it did not be a problem for me and it even strengthened the bond of trust between Hervé and us. “”
A discourse shared by the tricolor international Delphine Cascarino, in an interview with the agency France Presse: “ It was not really a subject, if he wants to go winning the CAN with a team he can go as long as he is available then for us. Since it was not at the same time, frankly he does what he wants. On the contrary, that he goes to win and like that he comes back motivated and wants to relive this feeling of victory with us. It didn’t bother at all. “”
