The new’ Palmer Alma Mediterránea Palma visits the Valladolid pitch this afternoon (7:00 p.m.) with the intention of adding a victory that will be the beginning of a positive dynamic of results, which will allow him to face the second round of the regular phase of the LEB Oro with greater optimism.
With this meeting the first round closes, although two meetings postponed by the pandemic remain pending, that of Cáceres and Lleida. Both squads played this past Wednesday and were defeated clearly, Valladolid gave way at home against Prat and Palma, in Oviedo.
The blanquivioletas, who are touching the relegation zone, were hurt by the defeat. Roberto González, his coach, was disappointed after the match and apologized to the fans for the bad image that his team showed, going so far as to affirm that they had played “without soul”. It is to be hoped that before the Majorcans they want to clean up their image and this makes them more dangerous.
For its part, the reading that Pau Tomás made of the defeat of Palmer Palma it was very different. He praised the work done by his pupils, who had to face a very demanding game with a reduced rotation and which put one of the best in the League on the ropes.
Pau Tomàs: «We go with the maximum illusion, with the guarantees of competing»
“We are going with the maximum enthusiasm, with the guarantees of competing and with that point of maturity that I think we have achieved with the signings”, explained Pau Tomàs yesterday.
“Mathematically there are options and the hopes remain the same,” he said about the possibilities of achieving permanence. “We face the week working to be able to get the matches out and hope has not waned, rather the opposite,” added Tomàs, who added: “The players are the first ones who are with that hope and desire to show that they are good players.”
“We have set ourselves a series of small goals to achieve and, from there, try to get out of the category,” he concluded.
Those from Ciutat face the match at the Pisuerga Sports Center with the unknown performance of their new additionsof the role they will play in the group Brown, Marinov y Cosialls. Quality and experience are not lacking. They will allow the rotation of players to be wider, but this is not enough. The team needs points, experience and balance and they are in charge of alleviating these deficits that have weighed down the island team so much. On the Valladolid track they have to start show that the club has not made a mistake by signing them.
Only two local wins
Those of Pisuerga, with Wintering, De la Fuente and Pippen as main threats, to date they have played seven home games and have only achieved two wins.
To support the team and improve public attendance, The Valladolid board has decided to lower ticket prices and has given an invitation to its partners.
