In nine days the EuroBasket will start in the Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy and Germany. The 24 qualified nations are warming up between friendlies or qualifying matches for the 2023 World Cup, and the Blues’ first opponent at the Euro – Germany – is also busy licking its wounds.
Question: “What is worse than falling into the pool of France, Lithuania and Slovenia at the Euro? “Answer: prepare for these matches without two of his three best players. This is roughly the summary of the life of the German team at the moment, since Germania will have to manage this week the small injuries of its two NBAers Dennis Schroder and Daniel Theis. Injured in the ankle, the dragster (still free agent) was injured in a friendly against the Czech Republic missed the next match against Serbia and will therefore be absent this week against Sweden de Zlatan for the match counting for the qualifications for the 2023 World Cup. A slight boo because there is no indication that DS will miss the start of the Euro and therefore the match against France on August 1but already a hard blow to manage, to also be compared with the more problematic absence of Daniel Theis, more problematic because the pivot freshly transferred to the Pacers will miss the two games of the week (Sweden and Slovenia) and remains so far uncertain for the Euro.
Hard blow because the Schroder / Theis duo represents, on pick and roll in particular, a large part of the German offensive force in recent competitions. We remember in particular that the Germans had taken out France in the round of 16 of the last Euro (in 2017) and that in [1945 2019 our Blues had to fight to get rid of these annoying neighbors, Germans who will therefore now pray to take advantage of their two players next week, alongside the one who will very quickly be considered the king of orange Germany: Franz Wagner. Indeed, the Magic crack is part of the Teutonic roster and is preparing to send a first message to the Old Continent, but we imagine that he too hopes to have a little support when Guerschon Yabusele, Terry Tarpey or Amath MBaye will pass the handcuffs.
We are now waiting for news, at least “they” are now waiting for news, just to arrive at the Euro with a roster worthy of the name because we can already argue that the group from France and Germany sounds like a group of death, which will also cross with that of Spain and Turkey in the eighth. So as long as you can, yeah, might as well show up with a big team, huh.