MADRID, 1 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The point guard of the Spanish team Sergio Llull indicated this Sunday that “the feelings are good” within the team that this Tuesday will face the decisive Pre-Olympic in Valencia, where everyone considers them “as favorites” and where they hope that “the atmosphere will help them.” “what will be in La Fuente de San Luis.
“The feelings are good. The team is very eager, with a lot of enthusiasm for this Pre-Olympic which, as we have said many times, is something new for us, but we face it with great desire, with a lot of energy and with the goal of being in Paris,” warned Sergio Llull after the team’s first training session in Valencia.
The Mahón native believes that they must approach this competition “as any other”, although they know its importance. “The objective is to get that gold medal from the Pre-Olympic to be able to get to Paris. We know that it will not be easy, that everyone sees us as favourites, but the other teams are also playing and will be very motivated,” he warned.
“I think we have to go step by step and think about that first game (against Lebanon) from now on. There are very good teams, especially as I said, teams that are going to be extra motivated to play in an environment like this one at La Fonteta , and we have to make that environment serve us, that it works in our favor, that the people support us and with their help and with our good work try to achieve that goal,” stated the Real Madrid player.
For his part, Valencia Basket power forward Jaime Pradilla is clear that the Pre-Olympic “is going to be complicated”, but he has faith in the ‘court factor’. “I know La Fonteta here, I know that they are going to come to support us and I know that it is a very important factor for us, I know that they are going to help us,” he said.
“I know it’s going to be difficult, but we’re going to try to fight and have the desire to fight to be at those Games. This tournament is something different for us in that we have to concentrate beforehand and try to grasp the tactical aspects earlier. In the end, with so little preparation time we have to try to grasp everything as soon as possible so that, as a team, we can all be at our best,” demanded the Aragonese.
2024-06-30 22:12:18
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