Vincent Collet (France coach, victorious over Iran): “At the start of the match at least we really defended but the headaches were still present: in attack it was a shortage. Little by little we broke free in the wake of our youngsters who stepped up the pace in the 2nd quarter. The second half was much more interesting in terms of consistency and we even produced more satisfactory things in attack.
Nicolas Batum (Captain of France): “You have to stay serious no matter what and win matches like that with style. We’re trying to finish what we started: we did a good preparation but unfortunately there were 72 hours that ruined everything. We have been together for a month, we have to respect the game and finish what there is to finish.
Moustapha Fall (pivot of France): “We just try to finish as well as possible. Now that’s all we have to do anyway. Everyone is frustrated, whether it’s the players or the fans all over France… We didn’t expect the competition to last 48 hours.
