The Real Madrid Basketball receive the Olympiakos in the WiZink Centerin the match corresponding to the third day of the Euroleague 2022/2023. In the previous Chus Mateo He has attended the media and has not only talked about the European meeting. He has also done so about the possible signing of a point guard and that Facundo Campazzo is past. In addition, he referred to the time of the Sergio ‘Chacho’ Rodriguez and remembered the Golden Ball of Karim Benzema.
About the opponent
“Olympiacos is a team that has been around for a while with the same player base and the same coach. They have offensive and defensive mechanisms that make them show a solidity that other teams don’t show. They are a difficult team to beat, they move the ball very well and find good shots. We expect a difficult match.”
distribution of minutes
“We have to see the distribution of minutes, although the important thing is to win. This is the calendar we have, it is very demanding and we have to adapt to it. The sensations are good. The team has to get into high positions to make a good final sprint. Regarding casualties, there has been no new incorporation”.
Chus Mateo, during a match with Real Madrid
Signing of a point guard
“The only thing I’m saying is that the Campazzo thing happened. It’s history. He would have been very welcome here, because we know him and we know what a great player he is. Those kinds of rumors are over and from now on we are going to focus on the people who are here working. It seems disrespectful for me to think about other kinds of things. We are who we are, we are working very hard and the boys deserve that respect of giving them the opportunity to show how good they are. With those who are there , to dead”.
The ‘Chacho’ Rodriguez
“Chacho will have days when he plays 10 minutes and others when he plays 25. He knows the house, me and his teammates so well that he doesn’t ask himself why one more day or one day less. From the first day he came he said he was coming to help and that is what he is doing. There will be days when he is the magician that everyone knows and others in which his game is not yet confident enough, like now that he is not having the best start in the world, but it will come. And the The day he arrives we will see Chacho again, to whom he gave 16 assists in a game. He will be the usual Chacho. I have no problem with him. We are taking care of him because the burden is starting to show. He is not a 22-year-old. It’s a long season and we have to have him prepared for the moment we need the most”.
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Medical part
“We have the same casualties as in the last few games (Williams-Goss, Alocén, Rudy, Hanga and Randolph). There haven’t been any new signings, but we continue to work so that there are. It’s also easier when there are rotations within the training sessions themselves or to be able to count on one or the other in matches so often”.
job evaluation
“There are many things to improve. Against Joventut there were two very different parts. In the first we exchanged baskets and in the second we defended very well as a team. It was a joy to see that the team lost fewer balls, but for it to really be a change We have to maintain it over time and see that it is not the flower of a day and that all this settles in. That is what we are doing, to see how the team is breathing, to see what we can improve and work on and what we want to do so that the team is identifiable At the moment, I’m happy with the work we’re doing. That there are many things that need to be improved? Of course, it would be absurd to think not. I try to keep my feet on the ground and not think that everything will be fantastic when things go well or go crazy if one day you don’t play well. You have to maintain a balance and criteria”.
Benzema, Ballon d’Or
“The Ballon d’Or doesn’t exist in my squad. I would give a lot of kisses and a lot of hugs to everyone because they are extraordinary guys and they work very well. Congratulations to Karim Benzema, who is a genius and has deserved it. To mine, keep working as hard as you are doing and I’ll treat you to something one day“.
