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8 June 2018
The tactical lesson of Gilles Eyquem
After two victories against Haiti (5-0) and Germany (2-0), the French women's team has begun its campaign of South Ladies Cup. Above all, she convinced and offered an attractive game. Gilles Eyquem, the coach, delivers the secrets of tricolor success.
A faultless. Two wins in two games, seven goals scored and zero conceded : France U20 women's team has made a perfect start to the South Ladies Cup. The players of Gilles Eyquem have been full of confidence, evidenced by the victory against Germany Thursday night (2-0). A success in which the offensive force of Bleuettes once again made the difference. « In view of the first half, I think we developed what we wanted to put in place with the group, welcomed Gilles Eyquem after the match. The second half was a little more laborious, on the one hand because the Germans brought in regular players, on the other hand because we did the opposite. Despite everything we saw some pretty interesting things. I keep the solidarity of the group which is encouraging for the future. The many offensive situations that show that one is able to hurt many teams » stresses the coach.
The victory won is nothing to chance. Faced with German regrouped, the team of France carried out a strategy studied in advance. The result of a lot of tactical work, the tricolor service has satisfied the coach, whose instructions to the players were clear. « We took some risks, we studied well this German team. I had prepared the girls to avoid playing inside the game because that’s where the Germans were waiting for us and that’s where they put us in trouble. Whenever they were able to get the ball back on our midfield or the players who picked up inside, they were dangerous. Girls are very playful sometimes too much but it’s also one of our qualities, to produce the game and hurt our opponents by running the ball ».
« We will play higher »
With seven goals scored and a constant desire to attack, France accepts imbalance and risk taking. Attracted by the goal, the team is also able to change their tactics during the match. The great defensive solidity also demonstrated during the first two days is another major asset for the future. « We change the system at half-time, we went 4-4-2, we did not necessarily prepare that but with the changes made, we had to adapt and they had to find their marks, it was a little complicated, I was expecting to undergo, and we had to be especially supportive defensively to keep the score, which is not always easy for girls because they always want to go forward. But it's also good to know how to hold and stay strong ! » He says.
Faced with the American whirlwind that crushes everything in its path with two demonstrations of strength (3-0 against Germany and 7-0 against Haiti), the French women will have to repeat the same efforts and the same service. Even if the opposition will be a higher notch. « It will be necessary to be able to run as much as they, to be present in the athletic field, warns the coach. I think we made all the players turn, we are attentive to the playing time. It will be necessary to be able to face their pressing high enough, we are getting stronger and we are going to get a result, we will avoid giving them the stick to beat us. We will play a little higher, we have spotted spaces where American women can be friable. If we manage to roll them back we will have enough to hit them and hurt them ». The United States are warned, the France team is ready to fight. This "final" group of the South Ladies Cup promises already.
Julien Philipakis
Credit photo : Jordan Bozonnet
