“Finding the Blues was a goal”

Griedge Mbock with Sandy Baltimore at French team training, June 2022 (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

Absent for a year, Griedge Mbock is on an upward trajectory. After her return with OL, the defender found Clairefontaine and the Blues for the first time since September 2022 on Monday.

She has such an infectious smile that it’s impossible not to know that Griedge Mbock savor the present moment. After weeks and months of struggle, the defender has returned to high level since this summer. She resumed with the group of l’OL at the very beginning of the summer preparation and played his first minutes during the friendly againstAjax end of August.

Since then, everything has come together for Mbock with his first official minutes during the Trophée des champions on September 10 then again a good twenty minutes on Friday against Le Havre. The icing on the cake for this summer of 2023? A convocation in the French team despite its recent resumption.

Restricted playing time in September

Retention for the League of Nations against the Portugal and theAustria, Griedge Mbock will be able to make up for the time lost over the past year. At this time of year, the Lyonnaise collapsed on the pitch at the Stade des Ardennes in Sedan, writhing in pain. A double leg fracture later, she has been back in Clairefontaine since Monday.

“Obviously, it’s a pleasure to come back here a year later. It feels good to be back in the castle and the atmosphere of Clairefontaine. The primary objective was already to return to the field, to return with OL and obviously a great pleasure and great satisfaction to be able to find the French team again, declared Fenotte for the FFF. I had to be patient, I had to work, now it’s behind me and I only take the positive.”

Hervé Renard having exchanged with Sonia Bompastor and his staff before the list, Mbock should have a limited play time for this gathering. But the most important thing is elsewhere.