Chus Mateo: “It'll be a very demanding game against Bayern
'We're visiting a good side who will give us a hard time', explained Cornelie.
Chus Mateo and Cornelie discussed the Bayern-Real Madrid EuroLeague round 13 clash Tuesday, 8:30pm. The coach assessed the match against the Germans: 'Every game in the Euroleague is very demanding. The Bayern team has been playing together for a long time. They're good at one-on-one, they have got good outside players are good three-point shooters capable of scoring a lot and rebound really well on offense. They're playing at home and we have to be ready to put in a solid performance'.
'Tavares is coming back in. Deck won't travel because he is still sore and we don't want to risk him. He's close to being back but we're not going to take any chances. He has a strained quadriceps from the knock he took in the game against Fenerbahce and he has two sore spots'.
Three away games this week
'We don't look for excuses for anything. We don't complain about injuries and the fixture list is the way it is. The players do their best but it's hard to keep it up all season long. Some days your head isn't in the right place or your physical condition isn't good, but we'll deal with that when it comes, there's no point in complaining'.
'Tavares is coming back in. Deck won't travel because he is still sore and we don't want to risk him. He's close to being back but we're not going to take any chances. He has a strained quadriceps from the knock he took in the game against Fenerbahce and he has two sore spots'.
Three away games this week
'We don't look for excuses for anything. We don't complain about injuries and the fixture list is the way it is. The players do their best but it's hard to keep it up all season long. Some days your head isn't in the right place or your physical condition isn't good, but we'll deal with that when it comes, there's no point in complaining'.
Rudy and Hanga's injuries
'Hanga is slightly worse than Rudy, but hopefully we'll have some good news soon. Rudy is working a bit with the team but no contact. We'll have to wait until Hanga is totally healed from an injury that has suffered a couple of relapses'.
Cornelie: 'Good defensive play will be key'
'We want to get back to winning ways as soon as we can. We put in a good performance against Manresa in the league and we have to continue on the same path going into a tough away double-header. Bayern is a good side that will give us a hard time'.
'Good defensive play will be key, we have to be focused from start to finish and move the ball the way we've been doing of late. We need to keep playing like we have been doing in the last few games, take good care of the ball and be solid at the back to get the win, which would be a very important one'.
'Hanga is slightly worse than Rudy, but hopefully we'll have some good news soon. Rudy is working a bit with the team but no contact. We'll have to wait until Hanga is totally healed from an injury that has suffered a couple of relapses'.
Cornelie: 'Good defensive play will be key'
'We want to get back to winning ways as soon as we can. We put in a good performance against Manresa in the league and we have to continue on the same path going into a tough away double-header. Bayern is a good side that will give us a hard time'.
'Good defensive play will be key, we have to be focused from start to finish and move the ball the way we've been doing of late. We need to keep playing like we have been doing in the last few games, take good care of the ball and be solid at the back to get the win, which would be a very important one'.