Author of a boss match, the back of the Blues also and above all returned the winner of the win with 9”3 to play on Tuesday against Poland (victory 83-76). He takes stock.
Élie Okobo (back of the French team, after The 83-76 victory over Poland ) : «This match was hard, long, intense … But we fought. It feels good to reconnect with the victory after a very bad performance on Sunday (Defeat 69-82 against Israel Editor’s note). Beating a team at home is always good, silencing the public a little. They were very good but we remained united, we did the job. The captain (Guerschon Yabusele) came out of his box, he made a big match and was effective. Defensively, we were solid. Now there are the small details, the animals in the bonus, the lack of communication on switches, which gives them easy baskets. We will play more and more teams, we will have to (settle this) to better control the match.
Jordan Loyd? We train every day together (in Monaco). We defend one on the other and we do trash talk. We still did it today (smile). It’s cool. It’s a bit like a training in Monaco, but with a big stake … Beat, cut him a little of his run, even if he was very strong today … and especially inflict on them their first defeat, collectively, that’s what we wanted. The winner basket? Yes … I lose the ball once, I get countering right after … I keep confidence, I try to impact the group as much as possible and to be the most effective. I work every day on this shoot, he returned, I am happy. It relieved the group a little for victory but it was a collective effort. We all fought together.» (via beIN SPORTS)
