The excitement of Sada and San Emeterio to see Girona again at the ACB

The economic problems were the trigger for Akasvayu to go bankrupt and abruptly end Girona’s beautiful history with the ACB. Fourteen years after that historic disaster for the city, he has revived the hope among the people of Girona to return soon. Bàsquet Girona starts tomorrow the Final Four against Força Lleida in Fontajau and, if Jordi Sargatal’s men are able to win in both games of the playoffs, they will get the coveted promotion. The main person in charge has a name and surname: Marc Gasol Sáez. The pivot had been part of that squad that touched the sky before disappearing in 2008 and has always been clear that he wants to return to Girona everything that allowed him to later become an NBA star.

Gasol’s involvement with his project is maximum. So much so that he did not hesitate to go down in the mud and play LEB Or to lead the team to the dream of the ACB. The pivot and president of the Girona club often discusses this with his friends and former teammates at Akasvayu, Víctor Sada and Fernando San Emeterio. “Apart from financially supporting the project, which someone has to do, sw is personally in charge of it from day one, and with the help of a lot of people, so that it can go ahead. He is excited and eager for Girona to return to the ACB, but doing things well. Not only the elite, but he is joining forces for everyone to go to one and the whole city to breathe basketball. The union of the base with the Uni is an example “, assures the exbase. For his part, San Emeterio says that “what Marc is doing for the club, regardless of promotion or not, has a lot of merit. He is returning his love for basketball to the city and his fans. I think it would be good for Spanish basketball for the project to continue upwards. In addition, it is global and sustainable. I’m happy”.

They have never lost the current Bàsquet Girona track, but they acknowledge that since Gasol has been a player they have paid much more attention to it. “Now I look at the statistics in more detail. The team has made a big change with the arrival of Marc, apart from a couple of signings. They have combined experience with youth. I see them well and in constant growth, despite the fact that throughout the season Marc has not been one hundred percent due to muscle problems “, Sada points out. The Santander fan adds that “when Marc decided to play there, I followed him even more with interest. Since he did, the streak is there and they have their options to get promoted.

Both emphasize the “difficulty” of playing everything in a game in the Final Four, but trust those of Sargatal. “Above is in Girona. Anything can happen and the other teams are good too, although Fontajau is always a differentiating factor. We played the FIBA ​​Cup and won it. The push from the audience is noticeable, he is the sixth player. It can also happen that the pressure is more noticeable, although I doubt that it will go against them “, considers Sada. While San Emeterio values ​​that “beyond the numbers, Marc has made the team improve in defense with intimidation and know-how. They are in good line. If they prepare well and control the emotional factor of playing at home, with experienced players like Marc, Txemi, Sàbat or Franch, they will have enough cold blood to handle the situation.

After experiencing one of the best stages of his career in Girona, the collapse of the Akasvayu left both of them with a “bittersweet” feeling because it all “ended very badly”. “It simply came to our notice then. We are excited that Girona can return to the ACB and we hope that it will be achieved. This is good, but you have to keep your feet on the ground to continue to grind stone as before, “said Sada. “Girona has always breathed basketball, it was a historic one and the fans have the right to recover it with a club that has a solid foundation from the ground up,” said San Emeterio. The Cantabrian will not be able to be in Fontajau tomorrow, where he will take his head out of Sada to vibrate again, even from outside the track, with the game of Gasol.

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