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Flash Quotes after men's 3rd place-decider
  Good Luck Beijing  2008-01-26 00:28:00
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Beijing, January 25 - Comments from assistant coach Irene Sloof (NED), player Paul Toes (NED), coach Xu Yuansheng (CHN) and player Chen haijiang (CHN) after Netherlands beat China 58-46 in the men's bronze medal match.

Irene Sloof (NED) - Assistant Coach

On today's match:

"The Chinese team put us under a lot of pressure and they played a lot better than in our first encounter. Congratulations to the Chinese team."

On strategic differences between the two matches:

'We knew it had to be a difficult game, because once a team loses by a wide margin, they will try tactics to make it harder to the other team. China put us under a lot of pressure by shooting the ball very well. The main difference is we kept on playing at our level, we took a lot of shots and the difference was normal."

Paul Toes (NED) - Center

On the hotel and the breakfast:

"It's pretty good and the room is big. The breakfast was the same everyday. It would have been better to have some variety."

On the advantage and disadvantage of Chinese team:

"The advantage of the Chinese team was their high shooting rate, but they let themselves down, as their coach pointed out, by not talking more on court."

Xu Yuansheng (CHN) - Coach

On today's match:

"I am satisfied with China's performance today. Over the last five games, we have drawn valuable lessons. After hard training and delicate preparations, I believe we will play better at the Paralymplcs."

On the next step for Paralympics:

"Training together only three weeks before the tournament gave us limited time to implement strategies and cooperation. We definitely have a lot of new plans for the next training stage. I am afraid I don't know whether we can address all these issues in the seven months to come but we will try out best."

Chen Haijiang (CHN) - Forward:

On players' improvements:

"Our self-development has been dramatic. The most significant progress can be seen in terms of our mental strength. The younger players have undergone great improvement throughout the tournament, as was shown in the last game."