Collet before France-Italy in the quarterfinals of the Olympics: "The excess of confidence would be a fault of taste"

We had a satisfactory first lap.

Now everything is reset.

The real competition starts on Tuesday.

I hope we will be there,

Italy did an exceptional TQO and went to seek qualification in Belgrade, which is quite an achievement. She has confirmed since the start of these Olympics that she is competitive. He is a very strong opponent. We knew we would inherit a strong team in the quarterfinals. Now, we know that it's an open quarter-final and that it's up to us to prepare as best as possible to be, Tuesday at 5:20 p.m., in the best conditions. We are where we wanted to be. We are waiting for this match and we hope that there will be others. For the rest, Slovenia or Germany, we saw that the Slovenes are really formidable, especially with this exceptional match against Spain. Since (Luka) Doncic is in the national team, Slovenia still haven't lost! If, luckily, we pass theItalian obstacle Tuesday, it is probably against the Slovenes that we will be in the semi-finals, even if Germany will give everything. It will therefore be necessary to be very good. But let's already think about Italy, let's take it step by step. We are focused on this game. From this evening (Sunday), we will prepare it with the assistants. We had anticipated potential opponents but it was obviously dependent on the draw. Now we are going to refine so that we can prepare for this match with the players during training.We had anticipated potential opponents but it was obviously dependent on the draw. Now we are going to refine so that we can prepare for this match with the players during training.We had anticipated potential opponents but it was obviously dependent on the draw. Now we are going to refine so that we can prepare for this match with the players during training.

They are a very aggressive team, with interiors that differ a lot. There is skill in this team, a lot of aggression. Beyond that, it is a guest team of the last hour, which made a feat to qualify. Nobody expected their presence at these Games, the Serbs being the undisputed favorites of the TQO. They have surfed on this performance and their momentum is good. We feel that this is a group that lives well, a bit like us. It is to be taken into account. The quarter-final is the turning point of these Olympic competitions, it is an acceleration towards the medals and we must therefore pass this quarter. We know that, often, it's the most aggressive, the most determined team that does the best. Whether againstItaly or the other opponents that we could have had, it will be necessary to have the same behavior.

I don't think so.

In relation to our state of mind, our ambitions, overconfidence would be a lack of taste.

But above all there is the quality of our opponent.

We will have to earn our place in the semi-finals.

Italy are a strong team that will play their luck with the same desire and the same determination as us.

We will have to be better than this team.

I don't think we can be overconfident in the face of such an opponent.

I don't know if it's a reward, but to see that we have often had less open draws in the past, we consider that we have the cards in hand. Now you have to earn. The hardest part remains to be done. The quarter-final is already. If we cross it happily, Slovenia are a great team, but we would play our chance to go to the final. It would be the same against Germany. It is up to us to chart our course. We had a satisfactory first lap. Now everything is reset. The real competition starts Tuesday at 5:20 p.m. I hope we will be there.

Spain was the most complicated draw.

Avoiding Spain is still a good thing.

But even in the event that we had shot the Spaniards, I felt my team was different and we were ready to face them.

Now it hasn't and it's still a good thing.

I'm not sure if you have to display a different mindset, but you still have to go up in terms of intensity and aggression. The quarter-finals are first played on these values. We don't have to be good right away in these matches. But we must not retreat, however, be present immediately to prevent the opponent from getting into it. We will work to achieve it. We had a good training today, we are in the final adjustments even if we did not yet know our opponent. So, we worked on us and the defensive aspects. Tomorrow (Monday), we will refine compared to Italy. It will be played Tuesday evening. You have to have this patience. You don't have to be ready before the hour. I'm already excited, I think my group is too. VS'is a chance to be there. We have a difficult picture, make no mistake about it. It will be necessary to deserve. We are where we wanted to be. Now you have to enjoy and savor.