Eurobasket, Italy-France, Pozzecco: “Gobert? Melli the strongest in the world”

From our correspondent Andrea Tosi

September 13
– BERLIN (Germany)

There is great anticipation for Italy-France, the quarter-final scheduled for tomorrow at 5.15pm. The blues are underdogs but very charged. Poz is their image and also their mentor: “After the success on Serbia, the level of emotion remains very high. Between Serbia and France there are many similarities, two great teams. The difference is that Serbia focuses a lot on the second long that come out on the perimeter to open the field, while France have more options and are bigger and more athletic. We have passed Jokic, now Gobert (the 218 cm French totem) awaits us. This team has heart. We are ready and we are not afraid. Defending, running and making the basket: this is our way to move forward without thinking about the teams we will find later because otherwise we would fall into depression. ” Italy is complete and healthy. “We have great confidence. The precedent of -32 suffered in a friendly against France does not scare us. Today is another story”.

The credit card

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Then the passages on the players who decided the match against Serbia: “I left my credit card in Spissu to celebrate. The team went to dinner but when it came time to pay the pin was not correct, after a moment I recovered from panic and everything went well. But I was about to make another fool. It had already happened to me, again with Spissu, in Sassari. But luckily with the bill it was light “. Here is the investiture for Melli: “I confirm, for me Nicolò is the strongest player in the world. I said it after Serbia and I repeat it. His basketball IQ is sensational, not only for what he does in defense but also for his always correct reading of the offensive game. In this European championship he is on the same level as Giannis, Doncic and Jokic “.