Basketball
Lopez Arostegui: ‘We’re laying the groundwork for the team we want to be’
Spanish basketball team player Xavier Lopez Arostegui He said it was too early to set goals for the next EuroBasket 2022 in Gran Canaria ahead of Tuesday’s friendly against Lithuania. They’re still ‘laying the groundwork’ for the team what they want to be
The Basque shooting guard of Valencia basket admitted that the first test against Greece, which they lost 86-70 to Athens, was “very tough” and it helped them see the “reality” of their rivals’ level. In their second matchup against a Greek team playing in Madrid, they improved their “desire and strength” and won 87–80.
“Now we have very strong rivals like Lithuania.We have talented players in every position, especially in the inside game, but I’m looking forward to new challenges in terms of individual responsibility and total as a group,” he added.
López Arostegui looks for “the lines we want to follow” and “finds identities, gets to know each other and makes it simple”.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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