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Guillaume Gille after the victory over Hungary: "This group was forged in pain"

2021-01-27T22:04:49.027Z


Find the reactions of the players and the coach of the France team after the victory against Hungary (35-32) in the quarter-finals of the Handball World Cup in Egypt.


Romain Lagarde (Left-back of the France team):

“It's a lot of fun.

We have been working since December 30 and we see that it pays.

It took 70 minutes to fight.

The work of the team was monstrous from start to finish.

We knew it was going to be tough against this team.

We were patient and we were able to bounce back despite the initial 7-1.

We showed our character by coming back little by little.

For my part, I wanted to redeem myself after playing badly on our last possession.

I'm glad I did it in extra time. ”  

Michaël Guigou (Captain of the France team):

“We made the fun last tonight.

It was hard.

There was a relaxation after the big game against Portugal.

From the start, it was very complicated, we hung on to the branches.

Their goalkeeper was confident, which we definitely didn't want.

But we managed to come back little by little.

We worked and we continued to believe in ourselves.

And in the end, we also lacked a little energy, even though we grew in our management of the end of the game.

It was crucial in this quarter-final.

We shouldn't panic because we had solutions.

We tried to remain calm and serene, which allowed us to recover good balls in defense. ” 

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Valentin Porte (Right winger of the France team):

“In the locker room in Créteil after the draw against Serbia before the World Cup, we didn't give much of our skin.

I wouldn't have believed that we would have won 7 out of 7 at the World Cup.

This is what makes the beauty of our sport.

Against Hungary, it was hard work after a disastrous start to the match.

But we didn't give up.

With the other replacements, we said to ourselves that we had to persist in this direction.

After that, I don't have the recipe and I don't know why we are so strong in our heads.

Maybe it was the failed Euro last year or our bad matches against Serbia where we went for puppets that made us want to not relive it. "   

Guillaume Gille (Coach of the France team):

“After an incredible match during which we went through all the emotions, we are happy.

This validates our journey.

Since the start of the preparation, with the difficulties that we have encountered, this group has been forged in pain.

We have always managed to find the light.

These boys refuse defeat and keep growing and moving forward.

There are still a lot of imperfections in this team, big variations in performance, but there is an impeccable state of mind.

In the face of Hungary, we broke our brains to find the solution and we are happy to have achieved it.

We totally missed our start to the match and at the break, we had to look at ourselves objectively.

But our speech was to stay focused and to regain our defense.

It was necessary to tighten bolt by bolt.

This allowed us to gradually come back after having gone so far, which gives a particular flavor to this success. ” 

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Source: lefigaro

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