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The time helping to appease the spirits, the French gathered the same evening, during dinner, to approach the still fresh memories of the match: “The fact of not having been able to impose our rhythm, our game, of having unable to have an impact offensively …“, Lists Zaccharie Risacher.
The 20 -year -old winger is one of the few to have supervised on Sunday evening, during a meeting where the Blues waded, defeated in front of the defense match up (mixture of individual defense and zone, editor’s note), proposed by the Israelis or little helped by an address with three points (8/32) which has been missing since the start of the competition.
Above all, they have let go of the end of the match by collecting a 25-10 in the last eight minutes, exceeded by frustration.
The Blues defeated by Israel at the Eurobasket.
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A scenario “that we could have avoidedadmits Frédéric Fauxoux, But the lack of experience means that we took a shine. It’s learning for many, players and staff“.
Captain Guerschon Yabusele, first upset when leaving the field and whose own “attitudes were not necessarily the good“, admits that the French”made a basketball that did not look like“.
“When we were in difficulty, we wanted to do everyone for ourselves a little. Find the solution on its own. But I know my teammates, there was no bad intention behind.“
A “double -edged” match
The digital disappointment, time is also back in perspective: “There are two victories, a defeat, it is not the end of the world“Recalls Yabusele.
However, he complicates the hunt for first place in group D – which would inherit a more affordable opponent in 8th – occupied alone by his Polish adversary (three victories), while France is equally found with Israel (in the classification thanks to their direct confrontation).
If the players are invited for the moment this kind of calculation, it is certain “that we have to have a reaction, we cannot just arrive in front of Poland and get hit on it“This Yabusele.
“We will stay on what we know how to do. Our identity is defense. It will give us rhythm, we will have a fast game and that’s how we will dominate the match.“
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Jordan Loyd, representing Poland –
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Unbeaten since the start of the group phase, worn by their audience and a flamboyant Jordan Loyd (4th EURO marker with 29.7 points on average), the Poles will represent “A very good test to see how to react“, Considers Faux.
“It is double -edged. Either we do not recover from the disappointment of Sunday, or on the contrary we have total cohesion because we know what atmosphere will wait for us. This can unite a group to make a big game.“
