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The French coach has a torn heart, but he always responds in the same way before the matches between Poland and France. – I really don’t cheer on anyone. It is a pity that both teams did not meet in the final, and it was also possible. Unfortunately, France started the tournament poorly and finished fourth – the former coach of the White and Reds pointed out.
When asked who was the favorite in the confrontation, he replied without hesitation: – Poland. I think he will win 3: 1.
In his opinion, Vital Heynen’s team is doing much better in the tournament.
– She won her group, even if it was easier. The French won only two games and had a lot of trouble. They played badly, didn’t block and weren’t as effective in attacking as usual. On the serve and in the block, Poland is much better. I think these two elements can be crucial in this meeting. In my opinion, it is important whether Michał Kubiak will play in this match or not. It seems to me that he will rather appear in such an important meeting – he said.
It is no secret that Poles flew to Tokyo for the medal, Antiga does not hide that his countrymen have the same goal.
– After this poor start, France defeated Russia 3-1 and lost after a tough game with Brazil (2-3 – PAP). The band seems to have caught their rhythm, he judged.
After the Olympics, the coach of the Poles’ rivals, Laurent Tillie, ends his work with the French national team. He will be succeeded by former Brazil coach Bruno Rezende. Antiga, who is currently leading the volleyball players of the Polish vice-champion of Developers SkyRes Rzeszów, confirmed that he was his opponent.
– I do not hide that I wanted to take up this job, the choice fell on Rezende. I understand that, maybe there will be an opportunity – summed up the 45-year-old trainer.
Antiga is a former French representative, he played in Poland for many years – in PGE Skra Bełchatów and Delekt Bydgoszcz. After ending his professional career, he became the manager of the Polish national team, with which he won the world championship in 2014. Two years later in Rio de Janeiro he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament (after losing to the United States (0: 3). He was also the coach of Canada and Onico Warszawa.
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