The coach of Real Madrid, Chus Mateo, said Friday after winning the first point of the final of the Endesa League before him Valencia Basket (89-75) that had to “mature the game” to find the victory in the last quarter, when they bent to the Valencia with a starter from 20-4.
Mateo He stressed that Valencia “It is an equipazo that plays at a devilish rhythm and that is not very predictable“And that's why he highlighted the fact of leaving the whole Pedro Martínez In 75 points, because they had “patience and constancy to mature the party. “
The coach of Madrid celebrated the defense of his team, because “The percentages in which Valencia has moved are not usual percentages“And also because Valencia is a team that” if you get you get a moment, it scores and kills you. “
The white coach commented that Madrid has “some lack that once“I did not have and that is why the team has to defend:”Today, for example, Valencia has played before an awkward defense“Mateo said, which gave much importance to the defense of his players.
He also highlighted the superiority in Tavares painting, “A headache always“, although he also stressed that they found how to attack basket through 'pick and rolls and good penetrations.
However, he was not confident for the rest of the series, as Valencia is a team “with many points in a very short time” and trusting “It would be stupid“, so he said they must continue along the same lines and continue maturing the games to have their options.
Mateo congratulated the meeting of happy, which has been “ENTRACK IN THE CLUB TOPS“In his first season to be an essential player already in the team,”Despite your injury“said the white coach, who concluded insisting on the importance of the Dominican player in the locker room.
