Talavera Basketball finalizes the first game of the qualifying round for permanence that will measure this Saturday (8:45 pm) against CB L’Hospitalet. The coach, Ricardo Úriz, believes that his squad will play salvation in LEB Plata against a rival from the Eastern Conference, so “we don’t know each other that much.” He has highlighted this in the press conference held on May Day, in which he has pointed out that “it will be a fairly even tie.”
It is clear that there will be two games, “in which each point will be essential for the future of the tie.” And he assures that his team “arrives well, convinced, with good feelings and physically they are all well.” And, of course, “with great enthusiasm to achieve the desired goal.”
Talavera Basketball will wield its weapons to overcome the tie and one of them will be “the high rhythm since it is convenient for us, above all, to demonstrate the defensive level we had against Zamora.” Now, if the rival “we let them play, if they feel comfortable, if they go to a lot of points, they are a team with talent and a lot of experience, so we are going to have it more difficult that way.”
And above all, the key to success will be to “believe, give everything on the track and give it your all”. Now, “this is sport and there are times when you give everything and it doesn’t give you to win, while in others it does.” Of course, he stressed that, as in any tie, “a detail, a rebound, a defense or a free kick decide.”
In short, the veterans of Hospitalet and the youth of Baloncesto Talavera will face each other on the court, who will play for permanence in two games. And it is necessary to take into account that they are two adversaries that barely know each other. Therefore, “the first game will be a bit blind in the sense that we do not know exactly what level we are going to be at, nor they; So, we have to go to the maximum ».
Given that the first stake will be on May Day, it will be essential that the Talaveras begin to get the tie on track this Saturday: «At home we feel very comfortable and covered; The players are very in tune with the fans. And Úriz wanted to appeal to the fans: «We need the pavilion to be full; We know that they will be there, but we want to engage more people ».
The coach is aware that the match, although it is played at 8:45 p.m., coincides with the Mondas. For this reason, “from the club we have tried to delay the match a little” so that more fans can attend the clash. The referees for the first match of the tie will be López Lecuona and Del Val Nuño.
