Méndez: “We are going to try to make the rival adapt to our style”

The selector Miguel Mendez and the young star Awa Fam appeared before the media this Wednesday in Berlin after training Spain prior to the dispute of the quarterfinals of the World Championship and, regardless of whether the rival is Italy either Australiathey will try to make them adapt to the Spanish style.

Both agreed that the Spanish team “has met the objective” of finishing first in the group and this Thursday they will face the duel with the aim of competing for the medals. “They are two completely different styles, we are going to try to make them adapt to our style,” the coach explained about the game plan.

Despite the stumble against Malithe pivot of Santa Pola He explained that the team has “never” lost “that confidence that we can really do it.”

To this Spain It is being led by two twenty-year-old players with a self-confidence unbecoming of their age, Iyana Martin and Awa Famon which the latter commented that they try to “play without pressure.”

“The twelve of us have very good chemistry, but Iyana is the person with whom I have the most confidence, the one who can understand me the most in moments like this, she is the person who knows that I don’t need to listen, more than a hug or a pat.”

However, the center, who signed a double-double last Monday against Japandid not want to make a distinction between young people and veterans on the team, but rather put the emphasis on “the twelve.” “We can achieve this at twelve.”

Mendez made self-criticism after the defeat against Mali “We could have played better basketball,” but he was confident in the team’s growth. “We want to play like Spain plays, to be as faithful to our basketball as possible.”

Although he commented that there is “a virus floating in the air,” he stressed that he hopes the Spanish women will be “100% on Thursday.”