Go, let's go!
Guys, positive, everyone positive.
Let's go, let's go!
No, why are we here? What do we want?
We want the gold medal?
We don't know what we want.
We're being taken apart.
No one can get open.
No one can score.
We get screens in our faces all the time.
They switch everything. No one responds.
We push each other in half-court. We don't know how to attack.
We don't know how to get out of a pick'n'roll.
Yes, we want the gold medal at the Olympics. My ass!
We got hammered last year. That hasn't changed this year.
We're doing the same thing this year.
They're laughing at us.
And nobody's reacting.
We're doing fine.
We ask for the ball. It's a wall.
It's just one-on-one.
The ball is moved three times. Three dunks.
Play a strike.
Move the ball. Swing.
We are not like this team, we're better. It's not right.
Whenever we win, it's against teams below us through fucking luck.
If we want to beat this kind of team, we have to play together.
Not like this.
Fuck.
I think there was a need for that rant at half-time.
It was justified,
and it had an effect.
He's more influential than any other player on the team.
What we try to instill and embody in the French team…
built around selflessness and a fighting spirit.
I think that has to be our primary strength.
PIERRE MAUROY STADIUM STADIUM ACCESS
Bam, you're in!
It's official, the French team is in a clusterfuck.
He's questioning Vincent Collet's entire philosophy.
All this finger-pointing isn't going to help us.
So everyone has to look in the mirror.
So what's done is done. We're where we want to be.
This is the elimination phase.
So there's no room for error here.
Yesterday Evan Fournier, to quote him,
explained that the best defense sometimes is offense.
Do you feel the whole group has finally bought into this project, this identity?
And what can you say about his words?
First of all, Evan Fournier isn't the group.
He's just Evan Fournier.
So it's a regrettable and unacceptable statement
for which he bears responsibility.
So he can speak for himself.
I said what I have to say, and I'll make no further comments.
I stand by what I said.
I'm sorry Vincent feels that way.
I didn't mean to…
I don't want him to take it badly. I just want us to move forward.
My only intention is for us to win.
I don't know how many points we got yesterday?
Seventy-one.
We won't be able to beat anyone in these next few games with 71 points.
He wants to do better,
and he knows that now is the time to make a difference.
It's nice to have this popular support.
Although, you also feel the pressure
that comes with it.
Canada, what do you think you guys need to do to win that one?
Who draws the assignment of Wemby, or is that a series of people?
How's he deal with a shoulder in the chest kind of thing?
I first met Nicolas Batum,
when I was head coach with Le Mans.
When Nicolas arrived, he had just turned 15.
And immediately,
he stood out of the crowd.
I was impressed by how he moved with ease, with fluidity.
Of course, he wasn't yet the player he'd later become,
but still, we could tell he had a bright future ahead of him.
Because if we want to beat them on the switches,
the first thing to find is the mismatch.
About tomorrow's game, let's get real.
Drive and dedication are key.
That's where it starts.
I know you all want to win.
We all want to, all of us.
This kind of drive is essential, but we need to channel it.
They're a very, very strong team.
To me, in this tournament, they're second only to Team USA.
But we've got what it takes to win this quarterfinal.
Let's not even think about what comes next.
We need to think about what we need to put in place.
And how are we going to create the conditions for our success?
The answer is together.
This is the beginning of the story.
It's an extraordinary chance.
What will make this game different from a regular game
is surpassing ourselves.
Only together will we be able to surpass ourselves.
That's something they're not prepared for, because you can't prepare for it.
Because even we don't know how high we're going to climb.
We will be unstoppable, we're gonna go for their throats.
We'll fight for every rebound.
We'll run like demons.
We'll get back on defense like never before.
We might die of exhaustion tonight, but we'll give it our all.
Since we've come together, we haven't played a truly good game.
Tonight is the night! Let's go!
- Together! Blue, white, red! - Together!
We'll shut them off. They're like three for four from the arc,
two of them were in transition.
Fuck him up now!
Oh fuck!
Don't let up, let's go!
Good job.
Come on, guys.
- Let's do the same half! - What should we do now?
- One more half remaining! - What should we do?
- 20 minutes! - Go, go, go!
- Together! Blue, white, red! - Together!
The early moments are key!
- Let's go! - Come on, guys!
- Keep it up! - If we want to win, we need to go get it!
That's what he's saying!
- Blue, white, red. - Together!
Let's go! Mentally, we need to…
We need to work hard, like we did earlier!
We're no longer moving the ball. They're bossing us around.
We need to take chances!
Let's go, Evan!
They didn't stop playing for a second.
It fucking hurts, man. It's a fucking terrible, terrible, terrible feeling.
They played their ass off for us, for their country.
Forty-two fucking free throws, man.
What did I tell you, brother?
Well played!
You might have trouble sleeping tonight.
So, if you're already thinking about the next games,
you need to understand, something is always at stake.
And we have a shot against the team we're about to face.
But why do I think we have an advantage?
They're overconfident,
some might even say arrogant.
But our goal is to turn their confidence against them.
We need to steal their confidence.
And you'll see, we'll soar to victory.
Let's go.
Together.
Blue, white, red.
Together.
- Blue, white, red! - Together!