After the madness of the stadium, Macron celebrates the Blues symbols of "the Republic"

After the madness of the stadium, Macron celebrates the Blues symbols of "the Republic"
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/ Lionel BONAVENTURE

After having exulted in the Moscow stadium, Emmanuel Macron welcomed on Monday at the Élysée the Blues, who became ambassadors of the values ​​of the Republic.

Celebrate without doing too much: modesty was Monday at the head of the executive, anxious not to be taxed political recovery.

"The president is in his place: he accompanies this great moment of emotion," was said in his entourage.

Monday, receiving the 23 Blues in a joyfully relaxed atmosphere after their triumphant descent of the Champs-Elysée, he sang on the steps La Marseillaise, started a capella by Olivier Giroud.

Arriving in the gardens of the Palace , where awaited 3,000 guests, including a large number of young people from football coaching clubs and world champions, Emmanuel Macron urged the world champions to "not change."

In a very short speech, he told them nouv water says "thank you". "Thank you for bringing this cup, thank you for making us proud, thank you for wetting the shirt, thank you for being united", he said.

But, he added , "never forget where you come from". And to designate the leaders of the "clubs that have trained you" and "the parents who did not count their time". "That's France!", He concluded.

Presidential enthusiasm, unbridled and spectacular, was expressed at the final whistle, Sunday night: images that have made the rounds of the world showed him leaping from his seat, fists victorious, to celebrate a goal or jubilant among the players in the locker room.

"He did a lot but I think he did it sincerely ( …) Do not sulk our pleasure! "Commented Monday the former Socialist Sports Minister Patrick Kanner, usually more critical of the head of state.

For Bernard Sananès, president of the Elabe Institute, Emmanuel Macron "managed to find the right mix" in Moscow, "helped by a real sincerity on his side football fan."

"It's in the theatrical nature of Emmanuel Macron, "adds Philippe Moreau-Chevrolet, specialist in political communication. "It was a little overplayed … But we were in the emotion … It's now that we will have to be sober, because the French are not fooled."

"Wake up!"

After the victory, the president addressed the locker room to the Bleus, whom he called "my children", thanking them for having "made 60 million French people dream and kids everywhere" [19659003] But he did not have to add because the Blues have passed the political message in unison by launching, like Paul Pogba, "Bravo! The Republic! The Republic!". The executive had already been surprised when Antoine Griezmann was the first to shout "Long live France, long live the Republic!" after the victory against Argentina on June 30.

"It is the players and they alone who tell the story they want to tell, and it is they and they alone who have decided to rhyming the universality of football and the universality of the Republic ", said Monday the spokesman of the Elysee, Bruno Roger-Petit.

Philippe Moreau Chevrolet, the speech" positive and non-politicized "players can enjoy Emmanuel Macron by allowing him to "rediscover the dynamics of his campaign", based on "the return of a France that wins when it is collected". He can also benefit from "the impression that he has decidedly the baraka, that everything succeeds him", according to the expert.

The head of the State will surely "try to give meaning to the success", considers also Bernard Sananes

With the prospect of benefiting during the summer of an increase of the popularity in the polls even if it will be necessary more to erase the image of "president of the rich", according to the experts.

"The French make the difference: sports on one side, politics on the other," insists Philippe Moreau Chevrolet. "In 1998, the World Cup was politicized, which is no longer possible today because the French were disappointed 20 years ago."

Former World Champion Frank Leboeuf has however launched Monday a call: "Gentlemen politicians, wake up! When will you understand that sport is a vector of sacred union in the population?", he said on BFMTV and RMC. [19659003] 16/07/2018 23:33:25 –
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