“Criticized but never equaled”, “Men lie, numbers don’t”, “Make bladders mistaken for lanterns ». Although the last expression has nothing to do with this paper, Vincent Collet is one of those coaches who verifies the first two. It is easy to lay the responsibilities of a setback on his back, less to adorn his head with laurels.
Ukuthatha iimbasa ezisixhenxe kukhuphiswano lwamazwe ngamazwe alishumi elinesibini akunikwa wonke umntu. Xhosa is a tonal language of southern Africa. If we introduce this paper by using it, it is because Vincent Collet’s coaching is a universal language. No need to leave Saint-Cyr to identify the main requirements, nor to have done Maths Sup / Maths Spé to expose its limits. Since 2009 – and the succession of Michel Gomez, thanked for having failed in qualifying for EuroBasket 2009 – Vincent Collet has played eleven international tournaments from which he won six medals : Bronze at the 2014 and 2019 Worlds as well as at the 2015 EuroBasket, silver at the 2011 EuroBasket and at the 2020 Olympic Games, then gold at the 2013 EuroBasket. gold or platinum d’argent, which once once more brings factual content to Vincenzo Colleto’s luggage, extended last summer until the 2024 Paris Games. “factual”, we hear that despite criticism of the style of play of the French team, which lacks consistency and struggles to take advantage of obvious relationships on the field (triangle game underused once morest small teams), the figures assure Vincent Collet sufficient recognition to remain at the head of the France team. The question of his departure does not arise, although he has his detractors, and will probably not arise until the results follow. The manner in a FIBA competition is more anecdotal. We saw it in the eighth round once morest Turkey and in the quarter once morest Italy: in these two games, the game of the Blues did not satisfy observers. However, on the eve of the final once morest Spain, few are those who hold a pessimistic speech. The overwhelming success once morest Poland reassured, when opposite, many favorites came out despite excellent things shown before the competition (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia, Greece).
What happened there between ???????? coach Vincent Collet and the referee? ???? #EuroBasket pic.twitter.com/ITwV3pemBV
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If in addition Vincent starts to wedge clotheslines to the referees, it will become difficult to part with it. For the rest, we can draw a lot of parallels between Collet and some of his namesakes from other sports. He belongs to that category of coaches who do not hurt the egos of their stars. The group lives well, especially for a workforce made up of players referenced in their respective clubs. It is always difficult to teach some people the taste of the bench, which they do not know outside the national team. However, the last scandal (in any case publicized) in the French team dates back to September 14, 2011 when Roberto Alagna came to give a concert during the preparation course for the EuroBasket and Steed Tchicamboud called him « Alasagne » to make fun of his plumpness. The daily The Team had seized the case, the price of Lasagna on the stock market had climbed by 17.6% and Steed Tchicamboud had found himself dragged to court by twelve associations fighting once morest grossophobia, including “Political Bold” et “We are the taste”. All this is obviously false and only serves to highlight the media calm around the French basketball team since Vincent Collet took office. Internally? Boh, it has to suck from time to time, like in every locker room. As for parquet, Vincent Collet has his ideas. He comes out of an excellent regular season with the Metropolitans 92, unfortunately messed up in the Playoffs. We have seen him put his stamp on the Ile-de-France group more than with the Blues. The reason ? It is never easy to find players every six months and put together mayonnaise in two weeks. Still, he’s doing it – so far – pretty well.
” How much time, how much time once more. Years, days, hours, how many? “. Serge Reggiani sings, Vincent Collet designs systems and wins medals. How long will this still last? A minima until Paris 2024, an extremely important meeting which will undoubtedly seal Collet’s future with the Blues. For now, there is a gold medal to go for tomorrow.
