Griedge Mbock is the new Bleues captain – Liberation
A new era. The defender Griedge Mbock, 30 and 71 selections, is the new captain of the French team taking over from Wendie Renard, announced this Thursday, May 29, the French Football Federation (FFF).
Coach Laurent Bonadei, who succeeded Hervé Renard – of whom he was the assistant – after a new Disillusionment in the quarterfinals From the Paris Olympic Games, took a new turning point by not selecting Wendie Renard and choosing the PSG defender to wear the armband. The Sakina Karchaoui, Grace Geyoro and Sandie Toletti circles are all three vice-capital.
Central hinge defendant with Wendie Renard For years at OL and in the French team that she has attended since 2013, Griedge Mbock, who has experienced serious injuries in recent years, was the natural candidate to take over from the Martinica.
By deciding to leave last summer at PSG, to leave in part from the shadow of Renard, the 30-year-old player ensures the link between the young and the oldest of which she is a part with Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (33) and Amel Majri (32).
« Being a captain is necessarily a pride, an honor but also a lot of responsibilities », She had estimated Tuesday with AFP. Before adding that the « Prime role » of a captain is none other than « To federate and try to get the most out of each » so that there is a « Harmony even if we cannot have affinities with everyone ».
Friday, she will play her first match as a new official captain of the French team against Switzerland for the 5th Group of the League of Nations. The Bleues are already qualified for the Final Four of the event. Mbock will also wear the armband for the next euro this summer in Switzerland.
