Switzerland has completed its Eurobasket ladies on a 3rd defeat in as many matches. At the time of taking stock of their performances in Greece, the Swiss dreamed of reliving such an experience.
Keystone
The Helvetians do not deny a lack of address and multiple small errors made during the whole competition, which confirmed a still significant gap between them and the European top 10. In the balance, Evita Herminjard and her teammates also highlight what they want to remember from this Greek meeting: the positive image they have shown, and the progress made in the continental elite.
“We have shown beautiful basketball. We must now be able to play well over time and not only on a certain number of sequences, ”summed up Evita Herminjard, visibly moved. “I hope that finally, the teams will now say +we will have to play seriously against the Swiss team +. It is my greatest pride. “
“The girls have won their respect”
“The girls looked at their opponents straight in the eyes. They won their respect, estimated, for his part, the national coach François Gomez. “It is important that they leave from Greece knowing this. We can only be proud of the qualities of the heart and the state of mind of our players. ”
“In the locker room, there is a word that has often returned to summarize our matches, it’s resilience,” revealed the Friborg shooter Elea Jacquot.
“We could certainly have done a little better -we made a little too many small mistakes -, but overall, the balance sheet is positive. We learned a lot, estimated, for his part, the Bernese interior Lin Schwarz. “We would of course be happy to relive such an event.”
An existential question
The path to the summits is still long. But it is now accompanied by more certainties. It remains to be seen “how young players will progress in the coming years, in order to be able to compete in a new euro, without, this time, to be the little thumb.” This is the question that tapped the northern coach.
The Swiss team will start, in November, the first of the two qualifying towers at Euro 2027. Still with François Gomez at his head, according to the secretary general of Swissbasketball, Erik Lehmann.
