On this day of the EuroBasket 2022 final, it was also – on the other side of the planet – the opportunity for the French women’s team to play one last preparatory match before their World Cup which will start on Thursday. , at 12:30 local time once morest the Australian host. Results ? A 69-59 defeat once morest Japan, but hope for the future and, above all, a coach who will have to make choices in the coming hours.
Remember. It was a year ago, a little more besides, and France was picked up in the semi-finals of the Olympic tournament by simply incredible Japanese women behind the arc and driven by a maddening leader, Rui Machida, who dropped the trifle of EIGHTEEN ASSISTS that day. In 2022 we obviously move on, but very early this morning the French once once more came up once morest the Japanese, in a match with much less stakes. The idea? Work on the ranges one last time, offer some guarantees in the rotations and prepare as well as possible for Australia on Thursday, the first stage of a course which this year will be similar to a real cut-throat (European champions Serbia, Olympic medalists Japan, dangerous team Canada, home favorites Australia and Mali).
This game once morest Japan? A defeat of ten points therefore, a defeat which will have – to retain the positive points – made it possible to reveal once once more the importance in attack of Marième Badiane and Alexia Chartereau, and which will also have allowed Gaby Williams to play her first match since her arrival at the start of the week. Marine Johannes has not found the target, Iliana Rupert has still not joined the group, a group which will be reduced from sixteen to twelve elements in the next few hours, knowing that the fate of Pauline Astier is already known. due to his training partner status. JIT’s current roster? There she is :
- Lisa Berkani
- Marine Fauthoux
- Alexia Chartereau
- Sarah Michel
- Iliana Rupert
- Ana Tadic
- Gabby Williams
- Helena Chiak
- Assitan Koné
- Marieme Badiane
- Marine Johannes
- Migna Toure
- Mary Pardon
- Marie-Eve Paget
- Kendra Chery
- Pauline Astier
The following ? The choice of Jean-Aimé then, then a top secret scrimmage tomorrow once morest Team USA before heading towards the start of the REAL hostilities on Thursday. We will be there to see that, we will be there to give voice, as for our guys.
