They will no doubt regret this missed start to the match, which forced them to chase after the score.
Facing the Danish double world champions, the step was too high.
But the Blues do not have to be ashamed of these three weeks of high level and this new world medal.
“I didn't have many, but it's the best silver medal of my life”, assures Nedim Remili, at the microphone of BeIN Sport after the match, despite “the bitter taste” of defeat.
“It is a great pride to be part of this French team.
We did a very big job, we are on the very right track, continues the native center half of Créteil.
I try to stay calm, but it flies in my head!
We want people to continue to believe in us, we showed our potential, our character, our strike force… When we came back from -5 to -1, they weren't showing off.
We had the slab, we fought like dogs!
We'll be back, I'm sure of it."
Captain Luka Karabatic, also on BeIN Sport, regretted "the complicated start to the meeting".
“And despite everything, we came back at the end of the first half.
I think we scared them at that time, but we didn't know how to pull out all the stops to get ahead… It was down to a few details, we ran out of gas”.
“We were a step below, we must admit that Denmark had a great final and deserved their victory”, recognized Guillaume Gille, a handsome player.
The coach also regretted the list of small details that caused this final to be lost: the start of the match, the “rocking” balls to equalize but not materialized in the second period, and also “a few whistles against us” .
"Niko, a great man"
But Guillaume Gille is also looking to the future and these 2024 Olympics which are looming at home.
“This group continues to move forward, to grow, there is a form of stability and renewal at the same time, which has led us to play the leading roles in a major competition.
This course is a satisfaction even if there is the regret of the last match.
We showed our strength of character on all terrains, we will come back even stronger.
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The coach of the Blues also had a thought for Nikola Karabatic: “Niko it was his 5th world final, he is a great man.
It will not be his best memory clearly.
He was pissed off (sic) by his foot, we couldn't use it as imagined.
“But without deciding on the future of his legend by the Olympics.
The interested party took care of answering on TF 1: “Most of us were Olympic champions and we wanted to be world champions together.
We must use this defeat, the anger that it will create in us to use it as a driving force for the future, ”explained Nikola Karabatic.
From there to continue to Paris, when he will be 40 years old?
“For the Olympics, I hope that my body will allow me to perform well and to deserve to continue playing with this team.
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