MÁLAGA, February 18. (from the special envoy of EUROPA PRESS, Rodrigo Trascasa) –
The Lenovo Tenerife coach, Txus Vidorreta, lamented “a quarter to forget”, thanks to Barça for scoring 40 points in 10 minutes, but with the worst version of his team this season, while he returned to his criticism of the format of the Copa del Rey.
“We knew that they were going to be very motivated. They did not appear as winners in the general opinion, it was clear that they were going to go for it and even more so after seeing Madrid win. They are very good players, they are used to these tournaments,” he said in a conference of the press, after falling in the semifinals at the Martín Carpena.
On the other hand, the Canaries coach regretted having to stay with that 40-8 this Saturday, a historic fourth in the Cup, and not with the great quarterfinal match against the host Unicaja. “What we did yesterday is of no use to me if today we play the 10 worst minutes of the season,” he confessed.
“After a bad start we were able to finish well with a 14-16 lead in the first quarter, but it is clear that we have fallen apart and we have to know how to compete better. We are not capable of beating Barça but we are capable of competing better. “It is a quarter to forget. We have made it very easy for them. It is Barça’s credit, but we have done something on our part to ensure that they have a much more peaceful semi-final than we would have liked,” he added.
Furthermore, Vidorreta wanted to remember the good performance of his team in recent years, before recovering his request for “a more open Cup for all.” “I started training 42 years ago, I have seen them in all colors. We had to go point by point, show the team we are, it was going to be difficult, after that disaster, but we had to move forward,” he stated.
“We have to take stock, all the semi-finals we have played and a final. Seven teams left this Cup angry. Our fans are proud. This thing of playing so often is for players who have a different physical profile and that costs a lot of money, “but I know that we are capable of doing better. I would like a Cup more open to everyone, last year we played in the final and I said that a change was needed,” he concluded.
2024-02-17 23:09:54
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