We discover the secret behind France's renaissance over the past 18 months on this week's episode as Les Bleus' Head of Athletic Performance Thibault Giroud joins us. The former sprinter, American footballer and bobsleigher talks us through how he's changed the culture in the French camp since taking the job just before the 2019 World Cup, what training the players do and the metrics used, what he thinks of the old stereotypes about French players, how this France side compare to players around the world and much more... Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.