Chus Mateo: “We played very well with intensity and energy”
“This is a playoff and we've only taken the first step in the right direction”, added the coach after the victory over Gran Canaria.
Real Madrid coach Chus Mateo assessed the team's victory in the first meeting of the quarter-finals of the league played at the WiZink Center: "We played very well with intensity and energy. Although we made a few mistakes, we fully understood that we shouldn't give their good shooters licence to shoot.”
"Gran Canaria are a great team and we have to respect them because they play marvellously, this is a playoff and we haven't done anything yet, we've only taken the first step in the right direction.”
On Sergio Rodríguez’s performance
"Chacho is playing really well. He's a breath of fresh air and rather than looking 37 years old, he seems to be 17. He's in great form, he's fresh and he's arrived at the end of the season at the best time to put on the magic and for everything to start happening".
"Gran Canaria are a great team and we have to respect them because they play marvellously, this is a playoff and we haven't done anything yet, we've only taken the first step in the right direction.”
On Sergio Rodríguez’s performance
"Chacho is playing really well. He's a breath of fresh air and rather than looking 37 years old, he seems to be 17. He's in great form, he's fresh and he's arrived at the end of the season at the best time to put on the magic and for everything to start happening".