Pedro Martínez: “It was two very different halves”
“We are a team in good times and bad times, and what we need is to improve,” the coach explained.
Pedro Martínez analyzed the game between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Real Madrid, corresponding to the third round of the EuroLeague: “It was two very different halves. In the first half, we had poor defense, and the result was a slow attack, without rhythm, without movement, and without moving the ball quickly; we were very bad in the first half.”
“In the second half, with greater aggressiveness, we managed to come back. It was very difficult because Hapoel is a very experienced team, but we were able to get back into the game and go one or two points ahead. At that moment, we had to rotate, and the rotations didn’t work. Finally, in the last minutes, Hapoel got to the free-throw line more often and deserved to win the game.”
The team's performance
“I believe we shouldn’t dwell too much on the past. Now we have a new reality, everything is different at this moment, and we need to work together with the mindset of improving; we need time to do better.”
Mentality
“This is about our day-to-day and also about our mentality: understanding that our situation is not easy and, above all, refusing to look for excuses. We have to refuse to find someone to blame. We are a team in good times and bad times, and what we need is to improve.”
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