Generations change, but blues still doesn’t like a favorite costume

“The French are the best outsiders and the worst favorites.” » Regardless of the sport, the maxim seems to be confirmed each year. Blues Freddy Fauthouk once again showed it in front GeorgiaBowing from the circle of 16. Eurobasket 2025 years against the team who did not have anything to lose.

Of course, there were many packages (Victor Vergania, Evan Fournier, Rudi Gobert, Vincent Poirier, Matthias Lescort …) and injuries (Alex Sarr, Matthew Guard …) for this very young team, was led by a new generation and a new cycle begins. But faced with Georgia, France He still took another 23 shots than his opponent (71 v. 48) and we will undoubtedly discuss the lack of shooters, after this terrible 6/36 in this first match with direct elimination of fera …

No rhythm, no confidence

The technician said he was generally satisfied with the quality of shots, faced by Georgia who decided to close the racket, so opening the possibilities behind the line with 3 points. “Players who have been very skillfully fired. Now you have to be successful and” So he concluded his press conference.

It’s really hard to win when there are no shooters (3/11 for Silvain Francisco, 1/7 for Guerschon Yabusele, 1/6 for Zaharie Risacher, 1/5 for Elie Okopo) does not adapt. But it is also a question of rhythm and self-confidence, and the blues never had at this meeting either. According to its own guilt.

“From the first six to seven minutes, we didn’t do what it was needed to need to get into the intensity of the match important as this. Sometimes there are things that is difficult to explain” She complained Freddy Faith. “From the moment we permanently run behind scoring, when Georgians at the end of 24 seconds marked very high levels at the end of 24 seconds, they were sure and we never managed to have this confidence.” »»

This one failed to start a match, allowing Georgia to keep in mind, is the key to failure in Riga.

“We started very bad” He connected to his part of Silvain Francisco in English, and then in French. “We Cannot The First Quarter Like That, The First Four Minutes, It is a Death Match and When They Started to Score, This Is Where Their Confidence has multiplied. They Felt Unstoppable, In Fact, Until The End Of The Match. We Were Not Hard Enough in the first half, the racket a lot, they left a lot of the shots them. If we had had this rhythm and we had successed in our 3 points, they would help less and have a little more space to go to the racket. »»

I know how to set the tone

Bankruptcy holders, therefore harms very, especially extermissors, with the three Theo Maledon – Bilal Couulibali – Isaia Crondinier that meets with 8 cumulative points.

Although it was launched by the Trocolore Game Ramp, the future Real Madrid was never returned to his euro, which ends on a new frustrating performance. Held in the holder, despite everything from Freddy Faith, there is no doubt the symbol of this major five who left Self confidence.

“Of course we lack experience” Pestait Elie Okobo. “We had to send the first blow from the beginning of the championship of the lack of permutation and communication, but we did not defuse ourselves … They had complicated … they were complicated … they were complicated … that I was complicated.

Knowing how to send the first blow, despite your favorite label, something is that the French team has always had problems. Generations pass, certain problems remain …

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