Half-time with… Matthew Strazel (Monaco): “I wanted to convince myself that I was going to succeed in being a professional basketball player”
Having moved from ASVEL to the Principality club this summer, Matthew Strazel (1.82m, 20 years old) always knew he wanted to make basketball his job. The Frenchman is now aiming for a victory in the Euroleague, and why not this year with AS Monaco.
QT1 – In the rear view mirror
“The Ona Embo brothers allowed me to forge my current mentality”
Most memorable game you’ve played?
I would say match 5 of the ASVEL finals against Monaco last year. This is the first real significant title because we had won the previous year, but it was in the form of a Final Four in Rouen. It was my first playoffs in the current format and the game scenario was amazing. For these reasons, this is why the match that marked me the most.
The person without whom you would not have made a career?
I would say the Ona Embo brothers, Mathias and Joseph. They are the ones who must have shaped my mind. From a very young age, they have always been hard on me…
Photography: Matthew Strazel (Thomas Savoja)