BarcelonaSarunas Jasikevicius turned in a dismal performance, however. And that’s why the Barça coach understands perfectly the wear and tear that this March has meant for the squad, which is playing for the fifth week in a row with three games. “March has been crazy. It can’t happen again, it’s unacceptable. We’ve seen teams with a lot of injured players. We’re killing the players. The covid-19 doesn’t help and the world has a lot of problems now, but the calendar has gone crazy and is excessive “, says the Lithuanian.
Barça have played 13 games in just one month. “We’ve had a lot of games and a lot of trips. It’s been really hard,” admits Kyle Kuric, who recalls the team’s injuries: this Friday (8pm, DAZN), for example, will not be able to count on Rokas Jokubaitis. Cory Higgins, Brandon Davies and Pierre Oriola. Instead, Sertaç Sanli recovers: “If all goes well, he will play for a few minutes,” says Saras.
Barça training
The great goal of the Lithuanian coach is to reach the key moment of the season in a good moment of form. “Nikola Mirotic is much calmer and is doing his statistics without forcing much or going out of the team’s schemes, but now the most important part of the season is starting and we will need his best version,” explains Jasikevicius. This Friday’s rival is Olympiacos, who are battling Real Madrid and Milan for second place in the regular season. “It’s a team that moves the ball very well and still depends a lot on its exteriors. We have to think about ourselves. We’ve earned the right not to have to go crazy looking for a good result, but we have to improve our game and the fitness of some players, “he said.
Rotations in Piraeus
Kuric is confident that Jasikevicius will make many rotations in Athens. “It’s a game where all the players have minutes to play. I see the team well, even though we have injured players,” said the shooter. The Greek team has three former Barça players in their ranks: coach Georgios Bartzokas, Kostas Papanikolaou and Sasha Vezenkov, who is their top scorer with 13.8 points per game.
