Declaration of intentions just a few days from the Super Cup. Endesa's headquarters in Madrid housed on Tuesday the official presentation of the ACB League 25/26, an act in which Marcelinho Huertas was the representative of La Laguna Tenerife, a squad that according to the Paulista, intends to stay in the noble zone. «We are a team with illusion and ambition, and we want to be very competitive another yearso we will try to do our best to be as high as possible, ”said the Aurinegro base in its speech to the media.
A level challenge that will pass its first test in The Super Cup this weekend in Malagawhere the Canary CB will see them with Real Madrid in the semifinals. «They will always be favorites in this type of competition, but we will try to surprise. We are training well, the preseason has been quite good and I hope that for this Saturday we are all healthy, ”said the Aurinegro game director, which He acknowledges not having “too many references” of the white team.
The changes in the rival
Of course, Huertas considers that the capital cadre “He has undergone enough changes, not only in the squad, but also in the style of the game.” A metamorphosis still to profile and that opens the door to a “surprise that can always be given.” «It is a single game and in basketball it is already known that at this level, if you are not well one day, anyone can beat you. We will try to prepare this game well and go with the maximum illusion. We believe in our possibilities», Argued the veteran Brazilian player.
After a summer in which finally, “after 20 years”, not playing with the selection has allowed him to “rest, enjoy the family and play” with his children, Huertas acknowledges that he has been able to “recover from a season end” in which he ended “a little touched.” Presence on the island, and “already in form”, almost from the first day to help the integration of the new ones. «They have joined a fairly fast speed for how difficult it is to come to a team that already has its own style And a nucleus of players have been together for many years. They have already taken a lot from the coach's philosophy, “he said, especially highlighting” Rokas (Giedraitis) “despite having added only” a few training. “
Adaptation of the new
Cruise speed, that of the Tenerife Laguna, which Huertas expects “to increase in these next few days” in order to “get well to the Super Cup” and “even better when the league starts.” A quality leap in which “a group that has a lot of experience” will have to do with “very intelligent players and who know how to understand philosophy and everything the coach asks.” For Marcelinho this wisdom “facilitates everything.”
“The only inconvenience that there could be is the physical issue, and competing against teams that are much younger,” Huertas warnsthat still defends “team veterans, who take care of themselves.” “Although they are not physical portents such as other players, we are able to play a large number of minutes, an important load a year and reach even at the end of the season,” he specified on qualities in which, indirectly, it is also included, although with a certain blush. “I don't know,” replies the Paulista when asked if he can be overcome. «I keep the same desire. I hope the body continues to respect me and hopefully it can help the team to be struggling to be in the upper area, which is the most important thing »specifies, before emphasizing that it maintains “the same illusion of 22 years ago”, when he came to play for the first time in Spain. “I have always dreamed of playing basketball and being able to do this for me is a privilege,” he adds.
The BCL, on the horizon
Already in the medium term, although the continental debut will occur on October 8, Huertas believes that the Canary Islands will face a BCl in which “year after year the level is rising”and in which «the initial objective is be leader of the first phase to not play the play-in». “Then we would have to try on the same line and qualify for another Four Four more,” he concluded.
Via: The day – The opinion of Tenerife
