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Tokyo Olympics: "As long as we are not dead ..." The Blues of volleyball still beaten but not desperate

2021-07-28T10:17:34.080Z


After the defeat against Argentina (3-2), the French are now condemned to the feat to see the quarter-finals ...


The task was already difficult.

It now promises to be almost insurmountable.

After the defeat against Argentina (25-23, 17-25, 25-20, 15-25, 15-13), Wednesday afternoon at Ariake Arena, the Blues no longer really have their destiny in hand.

And what they showed hardly encourages optimism before facing Russia and Brazil, two teams which are superior to them and against which it will be necessary to win to hope to get out of Pool B. In other words, 'we'll have to watch for a hell of a turnaround ...

“Apart from the low periods, we do not have much to be ashamed of

(sic),

summarizes the central Nicolas Le Goff.

It's not a lack of desire, it's more of a pressure that we put on ourselves.

It stresses us out, it tenses us up and we play a bit with the handbrake from time to time.

"

Out of service, reception, physique, mentality, Laurent Tillie's players were severely tossed around for three sets.

Frustrated, annoyed, almost resigned like their catastrophic first match against the United States.

"I do not know how to analyze it, blows the pointed Jean Patry.

It's a group dynamic.

At one point, we lose a bullet, two bullets and we all start to think.

We each make a mistake and the set is quickly lost at this level.

"

With a better attitude, a Toniutti returned to the pass in place of Brizard, a hard-hitting Thèvenot and a strong Patry in the service, the French believed they had done the hardest by winning the fourth set before starting the tie-break in the lead. .

But the grinta and self-sacrifice were definitely on the side of the Argentines, who offered their first success in the Olympic tournament.

🏐🇫🇷 The huge point of the Argentines against the French volleyball team.

Iron defense, skill with the net and even the outside of the foot.



The Blues are led 2 sets to 1.



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- France tv sport (@francetvsport) July 28, 2021

We have the impression that the ghost of Rio (where they had been taken out in a last chopper group match against Brazil) has continued to hover over these Blues since the start of the week, despite the victory against a weak team from Tunisia ...

“There is a lot of frustration.

And I live it like the players, in frustration and the desire to do well, lets go of the coach.

We have a little handbrake, we feel the pressure and we can not completely free ourselves.

We don't have this carelessness and dynamism.

As long as we are not dead, we will try to find a solution on Russia and Brazil, even if it gets a little more complicated.

You have to forget to start again.

It is not finished.

"

Source: leparis

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