Chus Mateo: “Baskonia are a side that will demand a lot of energy from us defensively”
“We need to continue with the confidence that the league and the Movistar Arena give us,” said the coach.
Chus Mateo spoke to Realmadrid TV the day before his side’s Liga Endesa clash against Baskonia, which will be played at the Movistar Arena (6.30 pm CET): “We have had two victories: one against UCAM Murcia and the other away against Virtus. We still haven't reached the standard we'd like to play at the level we really want to reach. But we are trying to find it. I think there is a strong desire to find the performance we want.”
“Tomorrow, we're up against a team that is really going to demand a lot of energy from us defensively. They're a very talented offensive team, capable of scoring a lot of points. They shoot extremely well from the outside, but they can run the counter-attack and rebound very well on the attack. We have to pay attention to those aspects and not be negligent with any of them.”
The team’s situation
“We're always the team to beat, regardless of the situation we're in. Now we're the leaders, we've won 10 league games in a row. We need to continue with the confidence that the league and the Movistar Arena give us.”