Signing of a legend who almost joined forces with Xavi Pascual and Navarro: “We were very close”

A month and a half after landing, Xavi Pascual to the bench balsa There is no doubt that the team has clearly improved under his leadership, as he begins his second stage as a player in the world of basketball and at the head of the Barça division. This is confirmed by, among other data: Only 9 wins and 2 losses Along with him, he belongs to 11 sub-parties.

The Gabba coach spoke about the first days of his return to Barcelona, ​​among many other topics. Podcast “Euro League & Friends MADE IN SPAIN”the first official Spanish version of the Euroleague, directed by Javi Gansed and former player kino cologne. In an interview recorded immediately after the match, which was only the third match of this new Curé stage, he said: Xavi Pascual He admitted that “coaches don’t like to lead a team half-heartedly because without a pre-season the job is very difficult, but that’s the reality and we have to adapt”, stressing that “with my mentality it’s easy to adapt to the players that are already there”. I will die with the players.“I have always thought that way. Considering the qualities and shortcomings of my sons, I will help them as much as possible.”

Dissatisfied with the contract with Spanoulis

Xavi Pascual also explained how close Barça came to signing a true legend of European basketball in the first place. Vasilis SpanoulisHe will join her, who is currently the manager of Monaco. Juan Carlos Navarro: “As far as I know, that’s true, and I believe it.” we were on the verge of making it happenHowever, I was not involved in the negotiations.”Although they were not able to end up together in Palau, they were a truly luxurious couple.

He also talked about other names, including that of the former Azulgrana. Nick CalatesOf the player he managed at Panathinaikos, he said: “He’s the player I’ve trained with the best instinct for passing, on the level of Ricky Rubio. He’s the fastest I’ve ever seen in terms of speed between brain command and execution. And accuracy. He’s an incredible instinct creator.”

His achievements in the Euroleague

Beyond the title, what we emphasize above all else is: Euroleague winner with Barça in 2010“What I remember, among many other things, is a moment of celebration, a very beautiful moment that I have been looking for all my life,” Pascual said. Panathinaikos And to zenitclaimed the legacy he left on today’s basketball: “Basketball today is very transversal and you can still see things that are now fashionable. It was created by me in my first stage at Barça and I give you 100% guarantee that it is now fashionable again.”

Pascual also wanted to emphasize the need to know how each player interprets his role and to be clear about his role. ”the team is an orchestrasomeone plays the violin, someone plays the piano, and someone plays the drums twice, but without them the melody is not the same. Everything is very important. And sometimes the problem is when you have a violin player play the piano because you don’t have enough people. ”