Coach Guillaume Gille welcomed the “good first step” in the World Cup made by the French handball team, which crushed Qatar (37-19) on Tuesday in Porec (Croatia).
“We fulfilled the contract. It's just a first step but a good first step“, the technician told the press. “It's important to enter this competition well, to allow everyone to find their bearings, to free themselves” he added, after this convincing introduction a little more than five months after the Olympic disillusionment (elimination in the quarter-finals against Germany).
Qualification from Thursday?
The coach particularly appreciated the “serious in defense (Who) was the basis for the construction of the match and the gap” made from the start of the match (6-2 in the 11th minute). Captain Ludovic Fabregas, for his part, showed himself “really happy” after this demonstration against a second-rate team.
-“We know that the start of competition is difficult. Tonight (mardi) we really had a good match which must be valued. This shows all the work done in preparation. We felt a lot of seriousness and concentration” he continued, while the Blues had largely lost to Norway in the first match of the Olympic tournament.
The Blues will face Kuwait on Thursday in Group C to validate their qualification for the main round.
