Lasso: ‘If they invited me to come back to Real Madrid I couldn’t say no’

The sacking of Pablo Lasso at Real Madrid hit European basketball like a bomb a few months ago. After 11 years in Madrid and many titles, Vasilissa’s “Lasso” chapter ended ingloriously.

The greatest manager in Real’s history gave a lengthy interview to Marca, in which he spoke about his health after suffering a heart attack, his removal from Madrid and their decision not to consider him and the possibility of a return to the club.

Pablo Lasso’s statements in detail:

For the medical certificate he has in his hands that he can train without any problems: “Of course, when you have a stroke, the first thing you think about is health. In this regard, the doctors who took me on did an excellent job. As far as the story goes, I was discharged from the hospital after 48 hours and three days later I was back in training. I’m glad to hold this document in my hands.

Over time you wonder if all of this was true, if you’re really okay, but that makes sense for someone who went through this episode. I was very shocked by the reactions of the doctors who treated me. “You’re better than before,” they told me, and that “there are worse people who fly airplanes”.

If he thought he might have died: “I didn’t fear for my life. It was a strange episode. During the night I had some chest pains, I let it go and the next day I went to the team doctor who was great and told me to go and have some tests done. When some tests came back positive, the protocol was activated and I had to follow a specific procedure. The next day I spoke to the cardiologist.

I was not afraid. I felt bad, but I didn’t let people think I was going to die or anything. I trained the team after following all the necessary instructions and taking all the precautions I needed to take. Those around me were more scared than I was.”

On the Tests Real Madrid gave him: “They didn’t do anything to me. They dismissed me when I was already dismissed by my doctors. We played the final and the truth is that I decided not to train even if I fought with some cardiologists who told me said I could.” .

The team doctor was with me all day and if I had a problem I could trust him. From then on it was agreed to leave the team and since then I’ve had tests at the cardiologist, my medication has been changed and I preferred to seek another opinion on a personal level as anyone would.

On the reason Real put forward for his sacking: “I wasn’t impressed, I thought it was normal because I thought that’s why I was expelled and they wouldn’t test someone who was expelled. But what surprised me and I didn’t understand was why they expelled me without testing me first.

If they were that concerned about my health, they would give me the tests. They told me they had tests in hand, but nobody had tested me. The only ones who did that were my doctors and the team doctor, who was fired a day later.”

Whether he believes the decision to fire him was made earlier: “They say the coach always feels alone. It was shocking because I was with the team managers who were preparing the new season and they called me into the office and told me that. I didn’t understand why.”

The team environment always helps the coach to do his job well. In that regard, I have a great relationship with everyone at Real Madrid, the players, the assistants, the press office, everyone. I also think I treated her right. We were supposed to work together, but I got fired the day after the doctor’s appointment. Of course I would continue at Real, that was the plan.”

Regarding the release announcement of Real: “They immediately told me that I will not coach the team, they did not ask me as stated in the announcement. It was like fireworks. I’m sorry to say it, I respect the new coach who took over, Chus Mateo, but it’s funny. So what will they tell him when he brings wins? “Hey, move aside, I’ll bring Lasso back?” It strikes me as odd. The person who informed me said we’ll see. I’m a coach and if they tell me I won’t coach Real Madrid anymore, I understand, I’m not stupid.

Real Madrid gave me a lot, maybe more than I gave them. I don’t take the coldness of the announcement personally. I appreciate everything Journalists take them cold. What matters to me is that I have received the loyalty of the people I value at Real and that the team has given me the chance to be the coach I am today. I’m proud of the 22 titles I got.

Whether she would return in the future: “Man. If the President invited me to come back, I wouldn’t be able to say no. My relationship with him has been amazing over the years, and if Perez ever invited me, it would be extremely difficult to say no. No matter the moment Come on I train somewhere else. I’m a Real Madrid fan and always will be. That will never change.”