Jasikevicius is out and Xavi Pascual lurks on the horizon

Tall points to that Sarunas Jasikevicius has directed his last game with Barcelona in the Euroleague. It is almost impossible for the Barça coach to continue at the Barça club. Only raising the continental center could save him, since in his contract there is an automatic renewal clause in case of success. And there hasn’t been. “My future doesn’t matter to me at all,” she assured. Xavi Pascual looms on the blaugrana horizon.

And even winning the Euroleague there would be doubts. The volcanic character of the coach has irritated the dressing room for a long time, because in many defeats he directly blamed the players. In the offices they were not clear either. There will be financial cuts in the section and the Lithuanian coach’s salary is not exactly low. In case of having won the Euroleague, they would have proposed to renew it downwards.

The coach, after the defeat, assured that “In this type of match, all the responsibility falls on the coach. We haven’t been able to find a way to move the ball well in the second half. We have not been that team that we want to be. Unfortunately for us, ‘it’s over’.

“A very hard stick”

Jasikevicius acknowledged that it will be difficult to get up from the blow: “It’s a very hard stick. It’s going to hurt not only now but for many years. Words are superfluous now. You have to get up and finish the season by winning the Endesa League. It won’t be easy, but you have to get it. We need to continue playing the same basketball as a few hours ago. And be together above all.”

The Lithuanian coach, who could not succeed in his hometown, could not understand his team’s erratic play in the second half. “I don’t know what the mental block is due to. I think that everyone has to look at what they have not done, just like me. I have to look at why we haven’t played as a team and why I have not known how to calm my boys down. What bothers me the most is that we have tried to solve things each on their own.”analyzed.

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