It was supposed to be a game for butter, and… it will be a game for butter! Already eliminated from the title race, France begins at 11:45 a.m. (live on beIN SPORTS 1) its long way of the cross towards the classification matches. Objective ? Finish 17th in this World Cup, which the Blues planned to win.
The result does not matter, nor the final difference. France and Lebanon are already eliminated, and it is a question of respecting the adversary, just as much as the competition. One year from the Olympic Games, more than ever we must show humility. This is precisely what Vincent Collet reproached his players for: this lack of humility.
Place for young people!
There is no question of sulking either because GM Boris Diaw is in the observation phase. In a year, more than 20 players will be competing for 12 spots, and attitude will be key. “Everything is overhauled,” Diaw said, and it starts on Tuesday against Lebanon.
” I suspect we’re not going to have a good week. Already I am going to play our young people, so that they gain experience. Let it at least serve that purpose” warned Vincent Collet. Perhaps we should therefore expect a new starting five, or more precisely new rotations. The Games are already being prepared.
Opposite, Lebanon is one of the weakest teams in the tournament, and they have already taken two big bags against Latvia and Canada, with an average of 118.5 points against and a gap of 47 points! But let’s remember that in 2006, already at the World Cup, this same Lebanon had beaten France… This is why, more than ever, humility will be the first of the virtues on Tuesday.
