Chus Mateo: “We started the game well but lacked energy”
“We have to see where we went wrong and put it right in 48 hours for the second game”, said the coach.
Real Madrid coach Chus Mateo evaluated the first game of the Endesa League semi-finals against Joventut at the WiZink Center: 'We went ahead at the start of the game but lacked a little bit of energy and drive. We controlled Guy, who is their best player at the moment. Yet, we weren't grasping the game, we were good inside the zone but not from the outside'.
'They play very good basketball and we must now figure out how to play a playoff game where we are 0-1. We need to remain patient. They played better than us, but we must continue to believe and respect ourselves on the defensive end. Feliz, Tomic and Vives were also good. We tried but we weren't able to get there, we have to see where we went wrong and put it right in 48 hours for the second game'.
'They play very good basketball and we must now figure out how to play a playoff game where we are 0-1. We need to remain patient. They played better than us, but we must continue to believe and respect ourselves on the defensive end. Feliz, Tomic and Vives were also good. We tried but we weren't able to get there, we have to see where we went wrong and put it right in 48 hours for the second game'.