Barça suffered a painful defeat this Sunday against Río Breogán (85-88) which complicates the home court advantage in the play-offs and represents the ninth defeat in the 25 rounds played, three of them in a Palau that seems to be losing its status as a fortress.
With few words at the conclusion of the match on the Movistar + microphones, Roger Grimau was quite displeased with the image that his team offered two and a half days after reinforcing second place in the Euroleague against Partizan (94-76).
“It is a tough, very tough defeat. We have not been at the level of demand what the party asked for. We lacked defense, we did not stop one on one, we did not rebound and we did not catch loose balls. Then, in attack we can always score, but it was a disastrous game defensively,” explained the Barça coach.
“When we have been at a high level in defense, we have defended very well. We can defend very well. At the beginning Sergi García scored two triples of merit that could have been well defended. But then if you don’t stop them, they play comfortably. They played a very good game and it is also true that they were successful,” Grimau continued.
Be that as it may, losing nine games out of 25 in the Endesa League is not acceptable. In fact, along with the Super Cup, the Copa del Rey and the Euroleague, there are already 20 lost games. Too many. “It is clear that we have already exceeded the quota of silly defeats that you can have in a season. This match could happen if we had six more victories. You can have it, but we have already more than covered the quota. We try not to make differences between ACB and Euroleague, but if the mentality is not appropriate, the first one to look at is me“, he reflected with commendable naturalness and clarity.
“The reality is that we are where we are and the classification is very tight. Every game is important, but today we lost. Obviously I still trust the team. I have complete confidence in my 14 players. A tough and very demanding final stretch awaits us, but I also believe that everything will end well,” concluded Roger Grimau.
2024-03-17 14:39:41
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