Damn, it’s starting to do a lot. To the planned absences of Valériane Vukosavljevic, Alix Duchet, Endy Miyem and Olivia Epoupa was added a few weeks ago that of Sandrine Gruda, and we therefore learned this morning that Marine Johannes was forced to leave the group to treat an injury. The group in place looks good, but that of the absent even more, deuce, it’s starting to do a lot.
Leaving the France group 48 hours before the start of a World Cup, is it located where on the scale of the lose? Poor Marine Johannes, who is therefore forced to leave Les Bleues because of a muscle injury to her right thigh, following a pain felt yesterday morning during a scrimmage against Team USA. The EDF staff quickly reacted by announcing the reintegration into the twelve of Migna Touré, serial killer of the world 3×3 with Marie-Eve Paget in particular, but who, in case you are not yet aware, also affects not bad his ball in the 5×5. Big blow for the Bleues and for Marine, whose flashes of genius would have served the squad of Toupane well in an extremely tough group (Serbia, Canada, Japan, Australia and Mali), but the opportunity therefore for Mamignan, whom TrashTalk had interviewed shortly before the 2021 Games, to show that his place in the group is not only a fallback solution. Also note that after the splendor of her WNBA title acquired a few hours ago, Iliana Rupert will join the group on Thursday and could miss the first match to put herself in the best conditions for the future.
The group of 12 for the World Cup:
- Marine Fauthoux, Marie-Eve Paget
- Sarah Michel, Lisa Berkani
- Gaby Williams, Kendra Chery, Migna Touré
- Alexia Chartereau, Marieme Badiane
- Iliana Rupert, Helena Ciak, Ana Tadic
The Blue program:
- Thursday September 22 at 12:30 p.m.: France – Australia
- Friday September 22 at 10 a.m.: France – Canada
- Sunday September 24 at 6 a.m.: France – Mali
- Monday September 25 at 8 a.m.: France – Japan
- Tuesday September 26 at 9.30 a.m.: France – Serbia
Yes it’s early in the morning, but that will in no way be an excuse to be fully behind our little Blues from Thursday noon against the Australian host, for the start of a program strewn with pitfalls. It will therefore be without Marine Johannes, but French basketball has proven in recent weeks that it has resources. We believe in ? Of course we believe in it.