Barely two months after its success in Tiby Val d’Europe, and six weeks before its world Cup opening match in Poland against Mexico (Wednesday, June 18, 6.30 p.m.), the French U21M team played its last friendly matches at the end of the week. A particular and delicate meeting, in the absence of many executives. But a final opportunity in adversity for the selected.
After Denmark, Portugal, and Serris in Seine-et-Marne, very close to Disneyland, and each time passing through the Handball House, head east for Guillaume Joli and his men, at the time of the first rally directly preparatory to the U21 World IHF in Poland (June 18-29). The deadline is indeed fast approaching and it is between Haut-Rhin and Switzerland, in Village-Neuf and Zürich precisely, that the 2004-2005 will recharge the batteries this week. An assumed and appropriate choice at this stage of the season, despite the routing puzzles for the delegation chief. “Everyone is very tired and the first block is focused on regeneration. We will not do hand before Tuesday evening, rather bodybuilding, sophrology, mental preparation. I wanted to limit transport. We first meet in Village-Neuf, and we will only have a bus bus to rally Zurich. »» Where Switzerland are waiting for respectively (Friday, May 9, 8 p.m.), Germany (Saturday 10, 7:30 p.m.) and Spain (Sunday 11, 11 a.m.), as part of the Airport Trophy. “It is both the last internship as long of the season and the first grouping of a very short preparation then at the World Cup. We wanted it in the continuity of the previous ones. It will not be. »» Between the small sores of six initially summoned players and the temporary promotion of the Mouhamadou Sidibé pivot with the A. “We are going to serve this week to make a large workforce review and thus see a maximum of boys before finalizing our June selection. Hoping that everyone will be able at that time. »» In particular those among the list of 35 players posted last Wednesday with the international body. “There are a lot of small seeds currently. We know that the month of May is a period when the bodies are well borrowed, in the last straight line of the season. This is part of the risks of a selection and a collective in general. You have to accept it and do it with it. We will take the opportunity to work on other relationships and associations. »»
Test associations, maintain the dynamics
Even if the playing time will be counted and the limited handball sessions upstream of the weekend matches. “You will have to be more efficient on the very little handball time imagined at the startspecifies the coach. Before throwing yourself in the big bath of a tournament anyway very high. “It’s not easy to manage three games in less than three days at this time of the year. This really raises questions when we know that boys are already tired. I hope in particular that the debates will be more relaxed in front of Spain lastly, with in particular a third of the players who were not present during the boiling final of Tiby. »»
Nevertheless, the coach intends to optimize these last hours of play before the World Cup kicks off. “These are the last friendly matches. We must take advantage of it as much as possible to quench and put other strings to our bow in anticipation of this summer. »» While retaining this victorious dynamic. But not at any cost either. “During this period, it is indeed waiting for that there were no additional injuries. Then, we want to continue working the game project, develop it, and refine the different associations for the summer list. »»
With a focus necessarily on the ghosts. “We want to see how those who have not been with us have evolved for a while. If they will be able to be efficient in the project we are doing. »» In a sort of a collective, which has grown in power since the beginning of the year. “” We stayed on a positive and sweet note, at the exit of Tiby in March. The will is to keep this positive energy and this freshness, seek to maintain it or even strengthen it. »»
That is to say find additional strength, without shooting the rope and continuing to run. So much for the main lines of this gathering, at a often pivotal moment of the season. And a little bit of less and less distant!
program and results
Internship at the MDH and matches in Denmark: Sunday 3 to Saturday 9 November 2024
Transfer to Denmark Wednesday 6
Thursday, November 7, in Kolding : Denmark – France : 30-29 (15-14)
Saturday 9/11 : Denmark – France : 31-27 (17-13)
4 nations tournament in Guarda in Portugal: From January 9 to 12
Thursday January 9 : France -Germany 34-28 (17-14); Spain – Portugal 26-30 (17-14)
Friday 10 : Portugal -France 34-30 (16-17); Germany-Spain 29-29 (17-11)
Saturday 11 : France -Spain 41-32 (19-15); Portugal – Germany 34-35 (20-19)
Ranking 2025: 1- Portugal 4 (+4), 2- France 4 (-4), 3- Germany 3, 4- Spain 1
Internship at the Handball House : from Sunday 9 to Wednesday March 12
Tiby tournament in Serris (77) : from March 13 to 15
THURSDAY 13 mars : France -Hungary 32-23 (13-10); Spain -Iceland 32-28 (18-15)
SATURDAY 15 mars : Small final: Hungary – Iceland 28-29 (14-12) ; finale : France -Spain 27-26 (16-14)
1is World preparation internship in Village-Neuf (68) : From Sunday 4 to Wednesday, May 7
Airport Trophy in Zurich (SUI) : From Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 May
Friday May 9, 8 p.m. : Switzerland – France; Germany – Spain (5.30 p.m.)
SATURDAY 10 more, 7.30 pm : France – Germany; Spain – Switzerland (5 p.m.)
Sunday, May 11, 11 a.m. : France – Spain; Switzerland – Germany (1:30 p.m.)
2nd preparation internship at the World Cup in Tignes : Monday, 2 to Friday, June 6
3rd internship for the World Cup at the MDH: Wednesday 11 to Sunday 15 June
Mondial IHF U21M in Poland: From June 18 to 29
Departure Monday June 16
Draw:
Groupe A (PLOCK): Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Uruguay
Groupe B (SOSNOWIEC): Austria, Hungary (vice-world champion U21 2023), Argentina, Brazil
Groupe C : Sweden, Japan, Republic of Korea, USA
Groupe D : Portugal (European vice-champion U20 2024), Croatia (3e World U19 2023), Algeria, Canada
Groupe E: Denmark (vice-world champion U19 2023, 3e Euro U20 2024), FranceMorocco, Mexico
Groupe F : Iceland (3e World U21 2023), Northern Macedonia, Romania, Oceania
Groupe G (Kielce): Germany (U21 2023 world champion), Tunisia, Serbia, Switzerland
Groupe H : Spain (world champion U19 2023 and Europe U20 2024), Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia
The French team program :
Wednesday, June 18, 6.30 p.m., at GKS Katowice : France – Mexico
Thursday 19, 6.30 p.m. : France – Morocco
Saturday 21, 6.30 p.m. : Denmark – France
Selection
Guardians: Noah Rataboul (07/17/05, Saint-Raphaël Var); Adrien Seguin-Rodriguez (11/23/2005, Chambéry Savoie); Stanis Soullier (20/02/04, Paris SG); Romann Carle (06/13/05, Sélestat Alsace, injured)
Left wingers: Pierre-Alexis FAVRIL (15/10/04, Nantes) ; Naël TIGHIOUART (13/03/04, Mainvilliers Chartres)
Left rear: Dimitri Claude (08/29/05, Chambéry Savoie); Kylian Prat (20/02/04, Montpellier, injured)
Rear: Michal Baran (12/21/04, Cesson Rennes, too semi-centurieshurt) ; Noa Narcisse (25/01/04, Paris SG, also semi-centuries)
Half centers: Eliott Desblancs (08/18/04, Pays d’Aix); Alban Simonnet (04/01/04, Saran); Reyhan Zuzo (06/26/05, Caen)
Pivots : Ylan Augustine (08/18/04, Saint-Raphaël); Antoine Baladi (18/01/04, Ivry); Amara Karamoko (05/07/05, Paris SG); Mouhamadou Sidibe (09/10/04, Pays d’Aix, France a) ; André Wenkegheu Tchambou Mouko (10/05/04, Nantes, injured)
Right rear: Belco Ayeva (08/03/05, Créteil, injured) ; Lorenzo Briant (13/02/04, Billère Pau Pyrénées, injured) ; Paul Gourdel (14/04/04); Henri Kirtz (05/27/04, Ivry); Tristan Michel (06/16/04, Cesson Rennes)
Right wingers: Thomas Martinon (12/08/04, Istres Provence); Rémi Peyre (30/01/04, Nîmes Gard)
The staff
Coach : Guillaume Joli / Deputy: Jérémy Roussel – Mirko Perisic – Yohann Ploquin (Guardians) / Doctor : Éric Renaud / Physiotherapist: Thomas SPINARDI / Mental trainer: Julien Pellet / Delegation : Alexis HUAULME
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