'What I say is absolute fact' - Fournier defends criticising coaching staff - video Dailymotion

Evan Fournier has doubled down on his comments regarding the style of the French team after Germany defeat.

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00:00I've already said it, he has the right to think about it, he doesn't have the right to say it in public.

00:09Not when you're in a competition of this importance and you claim to be part of a team.

00:15We have to keep that. For him to come and say it to me is one thing, but for him to think about it this way is unacceptable.

00:22That's the first thing. Then, when it comes to basketball, I don't even answer. It's not necessary.

00:29No, but what I'm saying is a fact. You know, I'm not someone who makes hot statements in the wind.

00:37And what I'm saying is true for every team. When you attack, when you lose balls, when you take shots at 15 metres and you don't have a floor,

00:49it nourishes the other teams in transition, in counter-attack, in lost balls.

00:54So, in a way, it's difficult to defend well defensively, to be defensively in midfield when you make the others run.

01:02I mean, that's not something that can be refuted. So, no, no, no, not at all. I stick to what I said.

01:10Our attack has to be more aggressive. I think we all agree on that.

01:14I'm sorry that they're taking it this way. It wasn't the goal for me for them to take it badly. I just want us to move forward.