Handball Euro: USA vs. France 25-27
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And honestly, people were acting way too proud at the very start of the game 😢
There are just so many moving parts here:
But let’s be real, the biggest issue was Goluža. It feels like every single time we hit a high-stakes matchup, he steps onto the court tactically unprepared while convinced he’s got it all figured out... You can't just run the same lineup for nearly 45 minutes and then sit around waiting for a timeout once we're already drowning in trouble.
Vuković spent the entire game stuck on the bench, and Buntić, Horvat, and Mandalinić didn't see meaningful action until halfway through the second half.
Alilović struggled today; sure, the stats might tell one story, but he wasn't anywhere near his usual level. And mus shouldn't have been playing that aggressively once it became obvious how the officials were calling the game.
The officiating was fair enough. There were complaints, sure, but you can't say they were blatantly biased against us—they were calling those frequent lane violations on the Frenchmen that usually go uncalled.
Between a bit of luck for France and our own team looking completely lost during those critical moments, it just gave them the edge they needed. 😢
If we somehow manage to stumble our way into a bronze medal, we should consider ourselves incredibly lucky.
There are just so many moving parts here:
But let’s be real, the biggest issue was Goluža. It feels like every single time we hit a high-stakes matchup, he steps onto the court tactically unprepared while convinced he’s got it all figured out... You can't just run the same lineup for nearly 45 minutes and then sit around waiting for a timeout once we're already drowning in trouble.
Vuković spent the entire game stuck on the bench, and Buntić, Horvat, and Mandalinić didn't see meaningful action until halfway through the second half.
Alilović struggled today; sure, the stats might tell one story, but he wasn't anywhere near his usual level. And mus shouldn't have been playing that aggressively once it became obvious how the officials were calling the game.
The officiating was fair enough. There were complaints, sure, but you can't say they were blatantly biased against us—they were calling those frequent lane violations on the Frenchmen that usually go uncalled.
Between a bit of luck for France and our own team looking completely lost during those critical moments, it just gave them the edge they needed. 😢
If we somehow manage to stumble our way into a bronze medal, we should consider ourselves incredibly lucky.