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Michaël Guigou after the success in Switzerland: "A good booster shot"

2021-01-18T19:38:08.522Z


Find the reactions of the players and the coach of the France team after the victory against Switzerland (25-24) at the World Handball Championship in Egypt.


Vincent Gérard (Goalkeeper of the France team):

“We didn't take a lot of goals.

After that, what is difficult in this type of match is that we did not know how to control the rhythm.

The Swiss attacks were very, very long and it was sometimes frustrating.

In the first half, we missed some good situations at six meters which should have allowed us to be in front at the break.

We got into a quagmire in fact.

But the positive is that we fought.

Particularly four against six at three minutes from the end.

We have been able to cope and there is no doubt that we can rely on our abnegation. ”  

Michaël Guigou (Captain of the France team):

“It was complicated, but not surprising.

We struggled to put our game down. Maybe there was a little slackening in our ranks too ... It's not easy, the days are long, we are in a bubble, there is no audience, which is sorely lacking.

We have to stay focused as much as possible.

It's a good booster shot, but I'm very happy we got through it.

Now we have won by storm and enter the next round with four points.

It's up to us to get back on the right track.

We will prepare for the rest and I think we will seek the quarter-finals. ”

Kentin Mahé (Center-half of the France team):

“We need to better dominate the first period.

We could have buried the match earlier with shots from six meters away.

Afterwards, with their game at 7 against 6, they bothered us until the end.

But we showed character and that's positive for the future.

On hot matches like this, it's annoying that there is no audience.

It certainly affects the referees.

But you have to adapt to the restrictions and it's the team that will adapt the best that will go the furthest. "

Guillaume Gille (France team coach):

“Generally speaking, we didn't know how to find the right ingredients and we let the Swiss set their pace.

The referees also allowed them to make their attacks last and still last.

We also had a lack of shooting efficiency.

We knew this game would be tough, and it was.

But it's important to have been able to win it and it is to the credit of the players and their state of mind.

With the staff, we are going to open up all the subjects to give feedback to the players, in particular to remind them that aggressiveness and intensity are essential (…) For the moment, I am not yet planning on Algeria.

I do not forget the big downside of the exit on injury of Wesley (Pardin) hoping that we have good news.

But I fear his injury is serious. "      

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