2024-07-20 02:36:29
We will know quickly, very quickly now, if the Blues perform well during their preparation. We will see if the beating of Japan and its speed and irregular game, this Friday in Reims, will be useful in a few days in Lille, when we will have to face Canada, Nigeria and Australia successfully in the Games.
Coach Jean-Aimé Toupane said: “All I know at this time is that in Lille, we will play three games and three games every two days. I can’t tell you if we are in a transition period of our preparation. Early or late? I do not know. The coach’s job is to always find what’s wrong. That’s what I did. Everything important is ready for D-Day.
On deck since June 6, the French team has, meanwhile, completed its fourth preparatory game with equal success. “I think it was a good victory against a team that we are not used to seeing in Europe,” rejoiced Marine Johannès, whose coach often left him on the bench to start matches. You know that perfect matches don’t exist and ours doesn’t. But it keeps us moving forward, in the right direction. »
Direct observation by Valériane Ayayi. “The French team is working and moving forward,” he said. We respect the guidelines, and it is important even if Japan is, it seems that it is not completely ready for it. It was a real test and we passed it. “
“He is not 100% ready for the first match”
To sum up the appearance of the evening, the floor that is up to the coach. “I think we had a very good game, and I mean very good, because we sometimes forget to praise each other. It’s good in terms of what we ask of the girls. ” To summarize, important and tough against a skilled team that is always running everywhere. The Blues managed with their great strength.
“We have internal (racket) forces and external forces,” continued Valériane Ayayi. What needs to be fixed now is the right balance between the two. What I do know is that we probably won’t be 100% ready yet for the first game against Canada, but that’s not the goal either. In Lille, we will continue to be strong. “
On Sunday, in Reims, the Blues will have the fifth and final test against China, the second country in the world after the United States. Except that the Chinese who started their preparation with 2 victories for 9 victories seem to be far from the mark. “That doesn’t mean anything,” Toupane said. They have just arrived from the other side of the world, they need to adapt. I have known many teams who lost all their preparation games and who, in the end, won the tournament. »
Be careful, the opposite is also true: the teams that have received everything in training and which, once at the back of the competition wall, have lost all means, are still there. The boys who won during the World Cup in 2023 can testify to this. The French team has around ten days to prevent this from happening. A risk that Marine Johannès seems to rule out. Norman said: “With this relationship with Japan, we can be happy with our importance and peace of mind. We stay focused throughout. The Olympics are coming up fast and although we still have a lot to see in training and on video, I think and hope that we are on the right track. »
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