National team of Poland
“It was a tough game for us and France played a good match” home mentor Andrea Anastasi said. “We lost the fourth set in its mid-section but now we only have to focus on tomorrow’s game with Slovakia which will be crucial for us”.
“In my opinion this was the best game played by a French national team since years” said Laurent Tillie. “My team seems to have developed a very good form throughout the past summer. We have played great in defence and this helped us win tonight. We are happy with this victory but as my captain just said, we have to forget everything as quickly as possible. We must be focused on tomorrow. It is a long tournament, so we have to take it one step after the other”.
Poland captain Marcin Mozdzonek:
“I have to congratulate the French players for they played amazing Volleyball especially in defence. Our road to Copenhagen is longer than it was expected to be until yesterday but difficult moments can help regenerate the teams, making them stronger and capable of dealing with the next challenges”.
France captain Benjamin Toniutti:
“The atmosphere in the sports hall was just amazing. However, I think we need to reset our minds, forget what we have accomplished tonight and focus on our next game with Turkey. We know we can stand strong teams like Poland or Italy but sometimes we have troubles with those who are ranked much lower. We want to finish first in the group to have an additional rest day so we will fight for another victory also tomorrow”.
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