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Barcelona landed on Tel Aviv’s Maccabi team on Friday night, but head coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius was pleased with the dedication of his students.
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“We knew from the beginning of the match that it would not be easy. We expected a match based on physicality and completely different from Chimki. I think the men prepared well, but we got caught up in the attack in the first half,” Jasikevičius said.
“It took us a while to understand Maccabi’s game plan and their defenses. We were preparing to double down maladjustment situations, especially if our strong advantage was to face his attacking defender. And so it was in all the games, but we did not punish them.
In the second half I think we were already in control, but in a match like this everything is determined by the details. A rebound, missing at the limit …
Sure, we missed shots that could have closed the game, but it wasn’t a game that lacked effort. The efforts of the men were great. Some of my players were unable to walk after the game because our rotation was quite short. We tried, but we didn’t win, “commented Jasikevičius.
After this failure, the culés fell to the second position of the Euroleague. Next week, Jasikevičius’s troops will face the challenge of “Anadolu Efes” from Istanbul.
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