Rudy Fernández spoke after the first training session of the Spanish team at the Príncipe Felipe. The Real Madrid player came from a cup hangover, after beating Barça in the final by 96-85: “I’m already in selection mode. Today we had the opportunity to all be together and face a week to learn and compete,” declared the Spanish player.
Without a doubt the main attraction of this call is the return to the slopes of Ricky Rubio. The current Barcelona player returned to Scariolo after a few months away from the spotlight to solve his mental health problems. In this way he has already been able to feel again what it is like to wear the national team shirt: “I have seen him happy, very happy as he is with that smile he has. You have to enjoy him and his return to the slopes,” said Rudy.
The first of the matches in this window is against Latvia, in what could be a rematch because of what happened in the last World Cup. Spain fell in the first game of the second round against the Latvians by 69-74, marking the first defeat of the tournament: “We already faced Latvia last year, who beat us, so we know what the team is and we will face the match as a qualifying match for the European Championship.“said the forward.
But despite this, it is not taken as revenge for last year’s defeat. He also stated that they will have to protect themselves well from their powerful outside game: “They are a team that plays a lot outside with players that come out of the three-point line. “I believe that if we do our job and defend as we know how, with the fans and our work we will achieve a victory.”
In addition, he also spoke about Zaragoza’s way of experiencing basketball and the great support it always provides: “We know Zaragoza is a basketball place, with a lot of culture of this sport and whenever we come with the national team the atmosphere is spectacular. From what I’ve been told, almost everything is already full, so let’s enjoy the game and especially the Zaragoza fans,” declared the Real Madrid player.
2024-02-20 08:52:19
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