I come from a very different generation and philosophy. I spent many years on basketball courts, where everything was intensely straightforward and real, and I like that mentality.
I'm not this type of coach who will "hide" my words just to give PR answers to stay "on good terms with everyone."
I'm hard on myself and my own mistakes first and i do mistakes and i learn from it every day.
Obviously I could have used different words that time in that interview, and that was my mistake and i learn from that for sure but somewhere along the way people made way too big a deal out of it.
It wasn't "flame" or "drama," it was a wake up call and a strong statement after a bad loss. In traditional sports, that's a pretty common thing.
If we want to win, we have to build players with a champion's mentality and that's built every single day inside the team. They have to be pushed, they have to handle everything. It takes real effort and a strong mindset. Not "omg I'm depressed because of what my HC said privately on publicly" but mindset should be "why did my HC, who cares about me every day and i see, say X?
I'm a person who works every single day and lives the day trully and genuinely cares about my team and my players and they know that very well themselves. I will never stop believing in the ones I have.
One Bo5 away from Worlds, played in front of French fans where it all began for me
À bientôt, les amis ! 🇫🇷