Day and night. Compared to Friday, the France was no longer the same team at all, so much so that theGermany suffered the law of the Blues in the semi-final to settle for the match for 3rd place, Saturday (11 a.m.).
For Franz Wagnerone of the leaders of the German selection, well limited by the Blues, we must above all salute the performance of the French, led by Guerschon Yabusele and Isaïa Cordinier.
” They made good adjustments and they were on a better day » he thus recognized afterwards. ” I think we didn't play our best game, but they've changed a lot since the last game. The way they play, their rotations, that kind of thing… We have to take our hats off to them.. »
Physically, the Germans have cracked
Germany had started well in their game, quickly leading by ten points, but France gradually adapted to the attack of the world champions. Defensively, Vincent Collet's men took the upper hand, without failing to hurt Gordon Herbert's men, in the true sense of the word.
” After the first quarter, they took us out of our rhythm. ” added Franz Wagner. ” We have to give them credit for their defense, they were very good, and they dominated us on the rebound. Their guards are long, their wingers too, they are physical. Victor Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert and Mathias Lessort are very tall and very physical. They did a good job, let's give them credit. We didn't play our style either. It was a bit of both [ce qui a provoqué l’élimination]. »
Having won medals in its last two competitions (bronze at Euro 2022 and gold at the 2023 World Cup), Germany will have another opportunity to reach the podium against the United States or Serbia.
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| Franz Wagner | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2021-22 | ENT | 79 | 31 | 46.8 | 35.4 | 86.3 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 15.2 |
| 2022-23 | ENT | 80 | 33 | 48.5 | 36.1 | 84.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 18.6 |
| 2023-24 | ENT | 72 | 33 | 48.2 | 28.1 | 85.0 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 19.7 |
| Total | 231 | 32 | 47.9 | 33.2 | 85.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 17.8 | |
How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.
