Paris 2024 Olympic Games: “Regrettable and unacceptable”, the coach of the French basketball team reorganizes one of his players
Evan Fournier a exprimé sa frustration après le match face à l’Allemagne. MAXPPP – Alexis Christiaen (Pib)
The coach of the French basketball team Vincent Collet considered Saturday, August 3, “regrettable and unacceptable” the statement of his player Evan Fournier, who had estimated the day before, after the defeat against Germany (85-71), that the Blues “at times are (wrong) about the way (they want to) play”.
“I think that, at times, we are wrong in the way we want to play, said the offensive leader of the Blues in recent years. Nowadays, the best defense is still the attack. It's not the game of the 90s or the 2000s anymore, where you could really defend half-court. Your attack is essential for balance, for transition. Especially when you play with a team that is as strong in transition as Germany”, declared full-back Evan Fournier after the defeat against the Mannschaft (85-71) in Villeneuve-d'Ascq.
“We'll explain it”
“Evan Fournier, it's not the group, it's Evan Fournier. It's a regrettable and unacceptable statement for which he bears responsibility. We'll explain it. “I have no further comment to make,” Collet told reporters in Paris, where the French team had joined from Lille.
Asked about possible consequences for the full-back after these remarks, Collet said: “The French team is not that of the coach but of a federation, you will see on Tuesday in terms of coaching,” during the quarter-final, at Bercy.
Fournier then appeared before the media and said “I'm sorry that Vincent takes it like that, it saddens me”. “It's not the goal that he takes it badly, I just want us to move forward. Only one thing motivates me, and that is that we perform well", he added.
"It is better to attack"
Fournier, one of the key players for the Blues for several years, clarified his remarks on Saturday. "What I say is valid for all teams: when you lose balls, when you take shots from 15 meters, you feed the other teams on fast play and it is difficult to be in place defensively on from the half-court, to fall back. This is not something that can be refuted. I stand by what I said,", the guard said. "If we want to take advantage of our defense, it is better to attack,", he added.
"We never said that we should not attack,", Collet retorted. We are also looking to find fluidity in attack, but for now it is not the key. The key is to find a stronger (defensive) identity.
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