Claros: “The Secret of Angola Playing with the Heart”

after hitting Cape Verde 80-67 by this Saturday Angola Got the wins needed to secure a ticket to world Coming summer.A reward for two and a half years of work started by a Catalan coach Pep Clarosoversees the renewal of national teams with traditions on the continent and seeks to reposition itself among the world’s elite.

“It was important for everyone to believe that they had a chance. I had to keep working like I did the last two and a half years,” he explained. Claros After winning Cape VerdeEdy’s Choice Tavares“It’s a great victory. Angola And also to these players, the people around this team. I have nothing but words of gratitude for the players, and I want to share their happiness.”

the coach of TeanaIn spite of everything, he had words of admiration and recognition for his rival. Cape Verde The work he has done in recent years, especially Tavares i played before Zalgiris On Thursday, he traveled and started playing with the national team, showing maximum commitment.” Claros“This is something that doesn’t happen in Africa and has shown the whole world that representing a country comes first. There are no excuses. Just trying to help. I want to thank you. That’s what Africa is all about.” Because it’s a way we can improve.”

Like Tavares, Claros has seen his team’s desire and motivation to achieve this success. “Like my players, he has shown that he plays with heart. The trick is to play with our hearts.”

To Claros He has been criticized domestically for leaving several high-profile players out of his squad in recent years, but he was unwilling to enter into the debate after achieving his goal. No player plays for the name, but no player plays for Angola in front, it’s a secret that they play to improve and keep working, which makes them deserve to be here. It shows,” he said.

Finally, the Catalan coach congratulated not only on the result, but also on the growth of the project. “When the process started two and a half years ago, I thought Angola had a lot of potential and could help a lot of young players, not just 10 or 15. A player was called to work in training with the national team.This means that even though the core is 7 or 8 there are many others who can participate.This is how we can grow It’s a way and currently there are already 76 people participating.This competitiveness is what we need to develop more quality and development.I want to thank the many players who were not here due to injuries or breakdowns. Nba“This win is for them too,” he concluded.