Chas Mateocoach of real madrid This Thursday, in the press conference before the game against Baskonia, the importance of basketball was emphasized. Eddie Tavares, Gabriel Deck, Eli Ndiaye There are three “sensitive” victims who fail on this first day. euro league He confessed that he intends to “do just fine without them” because “they can be three guys in the inside game.”

“We’re missing these three players who could be three in the inside game, but we hope they recover. This is a very long season and these things will happen in the future. We’re not the kind of people who give hot words or make excuses for things.”That’s the situation right now, and we have to try to do well without all three of them.” I hope they recover quickly on a personal level, but of course we need their help for the team as well. Be more competitive,” he said.

Many of the participating teams have made reinforcements over the past year, but so far the Spanish coach, who is fighting for his 12th title, is not worried: “A priori, the team seems to be strengthening well. It seems like there’s a good chance of that happening.” “It’s a high level of competitiveness. You’ll know when it starts.” That’s what it was like last year. For me, it was a very competitive season for everyone. To win. It was very difficult. We managed to win, but it could have been anyone.”

He also emphasized that it is a “wild” competition with “no prisoners”.

“If you’re not careful, anyone can definitely beat you. But you can beat anyone. That’s what’s good about this competition. It’s very good for the fans, but I It’s very difficult for us because we have to be open “in all areas and at all times,” he stressed.

a Baskonia Thanks to the “talent” that left Merengue no options last year and won four times. Chas MateoThe club’s position this year has been made clear: “We will try to do a good job at block level. Last year we never beat Baskonia, so we will aim to be in the starting lineup.” euro league Not because he’s right; Baskoniabut because it’s the beginning of a competition that we respect very much and want to be as high as possible.

about him Baskonia He also stressed that the team is a team that “wants to run” and that “they do these tricks especially well” at home.

Similarly, he emphasized that “they have retained some of their blocks from last year, with interior players remaining in the team and offensive references such as: marcus howardthere were a number of apparently uneventful matches due to his personal qualities.

The Whites coach took the opportunity to express his condolences to Eli. India EyeDue to the death of his mother, he will also be absent from the first round. “I wanted to make public my regrets over my mother’s death. EliHe’s a kid that we really like and everybody here in the locker room loves, but he’s going to have a hard time. ”