“Disappointment, but not failure”

With premature journey in a circle of 16, against 24. Nations in FIBA ​​ranking, Report of the Eurobasket of the French team It can be quite negative. It is also the feeling of President of the French basketball federation, Jean-Pierre Hunkcler. In Interview with babyThe leader admits that he hoped the team was leading Freddy Fatouk. But he also insists on a long vision, while the blues developed with a new coach and greatly to the renewed labor.

Jean-Pierre Hunkcler emphasizes the beginning of the National Team cycle, after the peak of the Olympic Games 2024 and deviations of several managers, such as Nicolas Batum or Nando de Colo, who took over an international pension.

“No, I don’t consider him a failure” Explains the President of FFBB on this euro. “Disappointment, yes, but not failure. This Eurobasket was still important for us, and this European Championship was almost prepared to tell you the same to tell you the same to tell you the same to tell you the same to you.” »

“No digestion”

Far from the order against Georgia, the French team will appear during the summer that it is not at the European level elite in the competition. Germany and its almost unchanged group around Dennis Schroder and Franca Vagner or the hatchings of Turkey carried by Altereren Sengun offered very high basketball, which they wore two teams known or almost.

“No digestion” says Jean-Pierre Hunkcler. “We knew it would be hard because we were at the total restoration: new staff, many new players. I don’t know, but we were unhappy because we have been harmed. It was not at a certain serenity and players.” “

Between the inexperiencing and impossibility of adjustment

The absence of a cascade weighed hard for the French team, she still brought him to Katowice in Aleksandra Sarra package inside. Jean-Pierre Hunkcler, however, records certain mistakes to erase, first inexperience, but not only.

“When you are with such a young team, you are at risk that Georgia is not always? When we beat up our finalists and Georgia, but that we have the same style of Israel and Georgia, and that was certainly a problem from Israel and Georgia.

The blues will now be projected according to the World Cup at the next 2027. years and its qualifications that will begin 28. November against Belgium.

The FFBB chief is careful about this qualifying Windows, especially in February with double conflict against Hungary, where players playing in the Euroleague may not be available, next to that NBA. The French team will continue to lead Freddy Faith, who put her future in his post in balance after removal, he confirmed Jean-Pierre Hunkcler.

Goal 2028

“We talked, but we don’t break something after six months” He lost. “If the choice is made to announce new staff so early, it was because it was a European championship, except that the new coach took a team? In order to qualify the World Cup that will be much more important than the euro?!

The future of staff and the issue of gumming about him will be discussed during meetings by the end of September and in October. Until then, Jean-Pierre Hunkcler wants to see a part full of glass and the project.

“That doesn’t mean I’m happy and everything is fine, but you have to know how to retire, despite the pressure that have set up journalists. We have young people who are very motivated, and they really learned in space fifteen days.” »»