Chus Mateo: “Baskonia always makes things really difficult for us”
“We'll try to recover as quickly as possible from the effort we've put in over the last two days,” added the coach.
Chus Mateo spoke ahead of Real Madrid’s visit to the Fernando Buesa Arena where the Whites will take on Baskonia on matchday 17 of the Liga Endesa (Sunday, 6.30pm CET). The coach had the following to say: “It's an important game for us. Baskonia always makes things really difficult for us because they're a tough team, with high quality players and a great coach.”
“We'll try to recover as quickly as possible from the effort we've put in over the last two days. We'll try to be physically and mentally prepared. We'll have to be ready for all the demands that the calendar is going to put on us.”
A demanding arena
“It's going to be another physical game and we have to rise to the occasion. We have to maintain a collective defensive system that protects us from the opposing team's strengths, which they have a lot of. The games in Vitoria are long, you have to have faith if you fall behind and be cautious if you're ahead.”