While the European Women's Handball Championships begin in a few days, France's final dress rehearsal against Angola was closely scrutinized by our handball section. And the report that was sent to us is not great.
The Blues are not preparing the best for the handball Euro
After a defeat this Friday against Spain (28-27), the Blues did it again today against Angola, in the same Arena Saint-Étienne Métropole in Saint-Chamond. As part of the French Tournament, Sébastien Gardillou's players had the opportunity to shatter their confidence gauge before the start of the Euro this Thursday. But from the first quarter of an hour, the French took care to irritate us as much as possible by leading 10-6, then 14-9. But as against the Spanish, while the Blue lead the debates, they suffered a 4-1 which did them the greatest good, to return to the locker room with only a short lead (15-13). The sense of timing is surgical.
Rest comes at the worst time, we think, because it stops the Angolan dynamic. But making this observation means knowing little about the strengths of our French team. Indeed, Sébastien Gardillou takes a time out as soon as he returns from the locker room, which shows if the speech at the break bore fruit. 15-15.
It takes 5 minutes for the French to score their first goal in the second half, a trigger that will trigger a disgusting appetite for the Angolan goals. While they only lead 26-24 on the scoreboard three minutes from time, the end of the match is in complete freewheeling. And one of the main people responsible is goalkeeper Floriane André. The latter ruins everything, makes a series of saves and even scores a goal from her cage. France won 30-24, with a final goal from Chloé Valentini who celebrated her 100th selection with the France team. See you Thursday for serious things; the start of the Euro.
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