Rehearsal “cupbearer” before the European challenge

Pray that traditional saying that “first things first”, one of those totally obvious phrases that, however, are more right than a Saint and that, in the situation of Perfumerías Avenida comes “to the hair”. And it is that the blues would be wrong to be thinking about the exciting European week that awaits us without first focusing on the last stumbling block of a week of full league performance against Barça CBS, tomorrow at 7:45 p.m. at the Juan Carlos Navarro (LIVE by twitter). Entity of the rival (opponent in less than a month in Cup quarterfinals), difficulty of the track and possible future distractions are obstacles that Perfumerías Avenida would do well to take more than into account to add another “round” week in domestic competition.

It is undeniable that, more than out of the corner of the eye, thinking about the European quarterfinal clash is impossible to avoid, especially when they will only have a few hours before traveling directly from Barcelona to Prague. That is clear but the charro team must be intelligent, in many of these situations a large part of their players have seen themselves, to know that taking advantage of the clash against Barça with the appropriate intensity and seriousness is the best, almost unique, way to get into trouble. “flour” for the future. Never going beyond the immediate usually brings revenue in high competition. And it is that, as if that were not enough, from the beginning the rival is not going to allow it and surely, if there is any mind flying, the locals will take care that they land in Barcelona based on the good game they usually do.

If Avenida is going through a league “sprint” and then the European one will come, having counted on all its components has been the greatest of blessings at this point and it must continue to be so. Undoubtedly, the scare of Fas and that, precisely, it has remained in that, a scare, has been the best news of the last few hours, despite the fact that the load of matches accumulates discomfort in several players. The eleven professionals, traveling to Barcelona with the team.

These cup rehearsals so close to the appointment are usually strange, especially this one, if possible, due to the calendar conditions for Avenida, but Avenida should be well warned of what awaits him at the Juan Carlos Navarro. A pavilion that the Catalans have turned into their fortress based on intensity in defense and experience. That part is provided by international elite players such as Anna Cruz, Anderson or Hamblin. The impudence and versatility part, in the hands of Canella, Rueda or Ainhoa ​​López.

Pepe Vazquez:

One of the eternal questions when appointments arrive, how to get away from the future to focus on the present, is answered by Avenida’s coach, Pepe Vázquez: “trying to find similarities between Barça and Prague and things that can help us for both games but always having clear focus on the closest game; firstly, because of his great season and secondly, because there are things that should count for the following week. It’s about making both teams compatible”. The objective this week was to grow and that was achieved against Araski, “we have to go from less to more. On Wednesday we were very good and the minimum is to maintain that line to arrive with a good feeling and a good competitive level next week and, also, because if we are not in that line, Barça is going to put us in many difficulties ”, he explains Pepe. Within this growth, maintaining the Avenida identity is key, “I would like us to always be a recognizable team, when we put in a lot and when we don’t put in so much. Our identity must always be to give the maximum in effort, passion and intensity and always be defensively at a good level. With these hallmarks, we can build great things and it will bring us closer to success”, says the Galician. As for Fasoula’s scare, “it was a relief that he stayed in a little scare. Being able to count on all of them for what comes our way is a great joy”, acknowledges Vázquez. Regarding the rival, the coach argues, “it is for me the revelation team due to the previous pools and reality. They play very well as a team, perfectly mixing youth and EuroLeague experience. There, on their track, big teams have fallen and they have put everyone in difficulties, so maximum respect and focused on winning a victory that, for us, is very important ”, he concludes.

Barça vs Avenida, tomorrow at 19:45