Les Bleus failed to dominate Germany this Friday, with instead a very worrying performance for Vincent Collet’s men.
In front of the microphone of L’Equipe, Victor Wembanyama was honest after this disappointing result.
Largely dominated by Germany, the French team will not finish first in its group in these Olympic Games.
A real disappointment for Victor Wembanyama and his partners, who have never really existed in this part.
The start of the match was not bad, but Dennis Schroder’s teammates quickly knew how to raise their level of play. Not Les Bleus.
Worrying for a team that has been playing together for weeks and with a long preparation.
The attack was clearly not in place and the use of Wembanyama continues to be debated among the supporters.
Vincent Collet and his staff are particularly criticized for their work, and we imagine that some players did not necessarily appreciate the adjustments.
Wembanyama unhappy with the defeat
This is the case for Wembanyama, for example.
He obviously does not come to criticize his staff directly, but for the Spurs star, there was probably better to do in this game. He confided in L’Equipe.
Victor Wembanyama after the defeat of the Blues: “I don’t think we had trouble getting into the game, but they adapted quickly, and we didn’t.
We continued to do what wasn’t working.
We saw real determination in them, and we were a little lost tonight.”
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Not optimal at all before the quarters, especially since the French team could face Canada’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, one of the favorites for the MVP last season in the NBA.
And if some people don’t follow the leader and his teammates’ competition, know that they still haven’t lost a game. Worse? With RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks or even Jamal Murray, this team will be very difficult to beat.
However, Wemby remains confident, convinced that the next few days will be very useful to prepare for what comes next.
There’s no question of losing hope for the Blues today.
“We’re going to learn a lot about ourselves today.
We have a few days to prepare for the quarter-final. It’s more than a question of will, it’s the means they put in place.
Because once we put our game in place, we found our momentum and we managed to hurt them in the second half.
We knew how to hit them.
Everyone has this will, but for me, the difference is in the basketball.”
Disappointment for the Blues and Victor Wembanyama, aware that the game plan was far from optimal.
The French team now has a few days to sort out some problems and hope to create a feat for the rest of the competition.
