The French trump card for the duel with the Belgian Kats: The bench is strong despite the lack of two stars | EC basketball

France (FIBA-6) appears to have a silver medal subscription. They have finished second every time in the past five European Championships. A bronze medal was added to that at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Therefore, the desire for gold is great among the French.

France is also making history with its eighth consecutive European Championship semi-final, the longest streak of any participating country. Despite the generational changes, they continue to influence at the highest level.

Belgium and France are the only two teams in this European tournament that haven’t lost a single match yet. So the tension will definitely break.

The French women, like the Belgian cats, made their mark in the quarter-finals. led Mariam Badian And Fouthoux Marine They gave an impressive performance. With every game they get stronger and better offensively. So the Belgians were warned.

In their search for the European title, the French lost two important pawns. Both Johan Marine and naturalized American Gabby Williams prefer the WNBA season to participation in the European Championship.

It is now up to experiment Sandrine Grodanow 35 years old, and Valerian Vukosavljevic (born in Ayayi, but her husband gave her a Serbian surname) to take the lead and lead this young team to that hoped-for gold medal

In addition, there are doubts about fitness Eliana RobertWho did not play in the quarter-finals against Montenegro due to a shoulder injury.

Although there are no real parallels with the French, this may also be an advantage due to their strong benches which contribute a great deal and allow them to rotate more easily than the Belgians.

The majority of the players on the team are active in Ligue 1, with only two players playing elsewhere. with 3 A French Ligue 1 Belgian Cat and a French coach, the two teams have very few secrets about each other.

Vanloo and Linskens share the field with Roman Berneseand Maryam Diane W Maminan Toure In Montpellier, while Allemand Sandra Groda W Alexia Chartreux Knows well of Lyon.

Coach Meziane, who also works as a coach in the city of Villeneuve, took over the position of assistant coach with the French women until 2021, albeit under the leadership of the former French national coach.

These close relationships and familiarity will undoubtedly play a role in the interaction between the teams.

In the eight encounters between these teams, France had the upper hand with 6 wins to Belgium’s 2. In the recent past, those matches between the national teams of France and Belgium always caused a stir.

During the 2018 World Cup, Belgium surprised everyone by defeating France in the quarter-finals.

France had no answer to the Belgian Cats, and the Cats thus confirmed their place in women’s basketball, having previously won bronze in 2017. See photos of this groundbreaking match for the Belgian Cats below.

At the 2019 European Championships, France and Belgium competed for a place in the semi-finals. It became a nerve-wracking thriller, as the Belgians squandered a lead in the last leg of their usual playing time, in part due to fatigue.

As a result, France pulled a stretch out of the fire and came out narrowly at the top. See match summary below.

Another scene is expected today.