France coach Laurent Bonadei has not focused much on the kicks before the quarter -final shock of his team with Germany in Euro 2025 on Saturday, despite the wild shooting between England and Sweden on Thursday.
The defending champions of England reached the semi-finals after deleting Sweden in a shooting filled with errors.
“We worked a lot on (penalties) before the 2023 World Cup in a specific way, and this time, I preferred not to overload them with that too much, because we do not know how it goes,” Bonadei told journalists.
“Last night, we saw players who were really under pressure. And, yes, you can actually put them under pressure during training, but it is not the same thing as during the game. When it is the game, when they are tired, when there is public pressure, maybe it can be completely different.
“The players do this in an individual way with their own pace at the end of each session, they sometimes try two, three, four or five penalties, but it is very difficult to recreate the context of the game.”
France denounced 11 goals of nine different scorers during their three group games to establish itself as one of the best offensive teams at Euro 2025.
French captain and defender Griede Mbock should come back against Germany after being sidelined for a month with a calf injury, and said that she was not nervous at the idea of launching her European campaign in what is sure to be a quarter intense.
“I am not afraid. I trust my co-players, and I know that even in rhythm, I have not played for a month, but I know that my teammates will be able to help me and fill the gap, any gap, if I have a lack of rhythm,” she said.
“We are a collective and I’m lucky because I am in this collective sport and I can count on my co-players. This is a real plus. No, I’m not really frightened.”
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