Unicaja will play a new league match against San Pablo Burgos on Saturday, starting at 6:00 p.m., at the MartÃn Carpena Palace. The Castilian team will debut its coach in Malagaafter the dismissal of Bruno Savignani and the signing of Porfi Fisac, former Casademont Zaragoza coach.
The new coach pointed out in his presentation that “the challenge” is to ensure that the team is “faithful to the quality and resources it has” in a complicated situation in Endesa Leaguewhich he wants to urgently reverse.
Malaga, first station
Fisac ​​highlighted the importance of the upcoming duels against Unicaja and Manresa to begin to change the dynamic. “Quality is shown when you play the games. I have made them see that those games are vital for us. We cannot wait because the situation is already difficult,” said the coach, who highlighted that “in this sport the players and I depend on only one thing: winning.”
“The challenge we have before us, to which there is no time to adapt, is ensure that the staff, as soon as possible, is faithful to the quality and resources it has and see where the fault is for the team to have had this number of defeats,” highlighted the coach who knows the toughness of the Endesa League and how certain results have complicated the team's progression.
Calm and trust
Even so, he asked for calm and confidence and pointed to the defense as one of the main aspects to improve because “it is not at a good level” and You have to be “more solid in aspects such as rebounding, percentage and shooting volume from three or defensive situations.
He also pointed out a key emotional component and that is that For Porfi, the “mental issue” has failed, of effort, enthusiasm or quality” and confessed that he will try to “work on it” and be able to “help them so that this degree of need becomes enthusiasm and not haste”.
Regarding the fight to get out of relegation, he was clear: “When you are in that part of the standings, any game weighs more on you if you lose it and drives you more if you win it.”
