Xabi López-Aróstegui, component of the Spanish team that next Thursday will face Latvia in Zaragozawas happy to have Ricky Rubio in this FIBA window for Eurobasket 2025.
“His return is a very good sign,” he said after training this Tuesday.. “All the members of the team are happy to have him back and to be able to learn from him, in addition to having fun every day,” she said. “He gives us a lot of happiness as a group and we are happy to have him with us,” he added.
López-Arostegui warned that the danger of the Baltic team is in the outside shot and in the counter attacks. “We have to control his outside shot and also the counterattack and, from there, in defense, play our style,” he added in statements to the media.
The last World Cup, “very hard”
López-Aróstegui has been recognized that in the last World Cup he was a “very tough” rival and that now, although the objective is different, there is “maximum demand from day one.”
“Both in Europeans and in World Cups the rivals are always top level, with great players and, in the end, the game lasts 40 minutes and many things can happen. We must take the matches as learning to try to achieve our objectives and we are looking forward to playing on Thursday,” he highlighted.
Regarding Zaragoza, which will host the match against the Latvian team, he highlighted that whenever the Spanish team has played In the Aragonese capital the fans have responded.
“Zaragoza lives basketball. We already see it every weekend with the Casademont and we are looking forward to seeing the Príncipe Felipe fullenjoy the atmosphere that Zaragoza always gives us and they will surely help us to the fullest for Thursday,” he concluded.
2024-02-20 21:09:09
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