Aíto García Reneses, coach of Girona Basketball, appeared this morning in front of the media to assess the upcoming game this Friday at the BAXI Manresa court and which will be his team’s last before the end of the calendar year . A confrontation against a direct rival in the fight for permanence and which he sees with “more potential” than at the beginning of the year. Aíto expects a “great atmosphere” at the Nou Congost, especially now that they are festive dates, and he also tiptoed when asked about possible reinforcements. “For now we have to try to perform to the best of our ability with the team we have,” he said.
THE STATE OF THE TEAM
“We are trying to recover to arrive at the Manresa game in the best possible state of form. We do not have all the players in full physical condition, but there are still two days left before the game and we hope to have everyone in more or less good shape, in close to physical fullness. This is essential to be able to play well”
THE PROPER RIVAL
“They have strengthened themselves, the thing is that this has not yet translated into positive results. They have signed several good players who are performing well and sooner or later the team will surely raise its level. Their potential is greater than at the beginning of the season, when they were a little discouraged by the goodbye of some players who were very important last year. New people have come and for sure they are growing”
ENVIRONMENT IN THE NEW CONGOST
“On these dates, with school holidays, the courts tend to be much more crowded. If there is always a good atmosphere in Manresa, for the derby with us I hope it will be even more so.”
TARGETS
“We must make the maximum effort and not break at any moment of the match. If we start losing, we must look to be in the next minute and not in the past. Conversely, also, if we start winning, look forward so that the rival does not overtake us. Disregard momentary results and be at every moment defending, attacking better. This is easier said than done, everyone has their own psychological perception of everything.”
THE EXPERIENCE OF AÍTO AND PEDRO MARTÍNEZ
“The thing is that we don’t play. And Pedro, he could still play a little better than me. What I want to say is that the most important thing is the team. Not a coach or a player, but the col ·school. However, I have no doubt that Pedro is a very good coach.”
POSSIBLE REINFORCEMENTS
“We would be open to sign a certain Michael Jordan in his prime. To say whether we will sign or not is to talk about hypotheses, we should not be waiting for that. What I want to convey is not a complaint or something similar , but for now we have to try to perform to the best of our ability with the team we have. If there comes a time when we sign Michael Jordan again, then it would be the same. But we can’t start talking about hypotheses, when we have what we have”.
