It only took a convincing victory against Brazil (29-22) to bring back the smile and… ambition in the French camp.
A victory, and also a long discussion, between girls, the day before.
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By getting naked
", as Cleopatra Darleux imagined while Béatrice Edwige, she did not want to give up on the precise content of this discussion.
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Simply, I can tell you that it was a good discussion, which did us the greatest good
She summed up, mischievous.
Speaking the words to heal ailments, such was the objective while the Olympic vice-champions were only evolving on a wire due to two defeats, against Spain (25-28) and Russia (27- 28), and a backward-looking draw against Sweden (28-28) by missing a throw of seven meters in the last second.
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A mess, accountant, which the daughters of Olivier Krumbholz put an end to against Brazil. By first healing the mental approach of the meeting according to the French coach: “
It's been years since we set up a collaborative work between them and the mental trainer. I have the feeling that it was very precious because there was serenity against Brazil on the bench. It's a good omen because I have already experienced a number of international quarter-finals and very often it comes down to one or two goals in the last minutes, so you have to be strong and calm in your head. You have to avoid the feeling of guilt in case you lose. From the moment you are anxious before entering the field, it is necessarily transcribed on it.
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We need structure, to be framed.
We need to get into the field knowing almost everything.
Beatrice Edwige
Serenity and confidence, it will take for the French before challenging the Netherlands led by a certain Emmanuel Mayonnade, the coach during the season of Metz and who knows well, therefore, most of the players who will make him face for having had them under his orders. Likewise, Dutch and French women are starting to get to know each other very well by crossing regularly in major international competitions. This quarter will also be a remake of the Olympic semi-final in Rio that the Blue won in pain. To avoid in any case seeing his players have a very fluctuating level of play, as since the start of the competition, Krumbholz confided to have put a little order: “
I hope they are convinced that this discipline helps them to express themselves better.
"What the pivot Béatrice Edwige confirmed:"
We need structure, to be framed. We need to get into the field knowing almost everything. Having quantified objectives, for example, allowed us to have a basis, to know at what tempo we should play. Its very important for us.
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Thus, the coach wants to be confident in the ability of his team to reconnect with a last Olympic square: "
The team is launched, and we approach this quarter-final in very good physical condition, which is nevertheless excellent news compared to what we have been through in recent months and weeks. The lights are green. The girls have found serenity. There was a dichotomy between their level and their ambition but the match against Brazil brought the achievement much higher.
»And with a potential semi-final against the Swedes or the South Koreans, the French women know they have a huge chance to play despite a very delicate group stage. The kind of luck to take, especially at the Olympics.
