Semi-final against Spain and Finland

The Spanish team will face this Tuesday (5:15 pm, broadcast by Cuatro and Mitele.es). euro basketball in view of Finlandthe duel of the team led by Sergio Scariolo Qualify for the semi-finals and continue enjoying the ‘fairy tale’ as defined by the coach himself.

The other side will be a team that also gave relative surprise by beating Croatia in one-eighth. He did it thanks to the fact that he put in more passion and put in more team play than his opponents and, above all, to the impressive performances of his great star. Utah jazz, roller MarkkanenScored 43 points, 6th highest in history euro basketball.

Selection called yesterday to regain strength and focus on their approach.Coach Sergio after training at the Millesedes Benz Arena Scariolo He said it would be a “very difficult game to interpret” tactically. If we are smart, we shouldn’t run into that danger,” he added.

first thing you have to do Spain Stay humble and don’t believe you’re superior FinlandBecause this type of mentality is deadly, in the same way that crossroads has had all sorts of amazing results so far.Second, combined Scariolo need to do a lot of work Markkanen, as he has scored 27.8 points per game (87.7 for his team) in this championship. It’s important to attack and foul him, tire him out, defend him and keep him out of the rhythm of the match as much as possible.

Finland is Markkanen Only two more players average more than 10 points, so lenovo sas sarin (12,2) and Den Bosch Edon MaksuniA messy team though.By not having tall men (only Markkanen 2.07) They all play open and have no natural centers. This is a challenge for defense. They propose fast games, sometimes a little crazy, that try to revolutionize the game. And they rely heavily on triples. Scariolo Consistent with this reading of his rival, he described it as “playing in an original and highly atypical way with five players on the perimeter and a world-class star like Lauri. ” team. Markkanen In addition, there are “excellent shooters”.

recipe to put Markkanen, in his opinion, should be done with caution. “You must protect him (Markkanen), but with intelligence not to open the water mouth elsewhere, ”he thought. “This is a team that can drive you crazy and make you dizzy if you let them play.”