Sekulic: “We play the way we want, especially in defense”

The Barça coach, Alexander Sekulicstood out after the 89-92 victory against the Unicaja that his team managed to play “the way we want, especially in defense” and said that he “really enjoyed” the atmosphere at Martín Carpena from Malaga.

“It was a big challenge for us to come back in the second half,” acknowledged the Slovenian coach, who was “happy because we played the way we wanted, especially in defense.”

The players of the Barça “They gave their all so that the result was victory,” coming back from twelve points down in a third and final quarter where “we need to take a step forward in defense, force them to be uncomfortable and energetic, and we have achieved it.”

“I really enjoyed this match in a great atmosphere, against a great team and a great coach. I have a lot of respect for what they have done,” he concluded, referring to the Unicaja.

Vidorreta: “We lacked fortune”

The coach of Unicaja, Txus Vidorretahighlighted his team’s “almost outstanding” game, despite the 89-92 defeat at home against Barça in a game ending in which “fortune was lacking” and there were “strange situations” in the refereeing.

“It was an almost outstanding match, but we lacked luck. We were unlucky with some free kicks that we missed. It was more difficult for us to gain advantages in the second half, but even so we had very good moments until the final toss-up,” analyzed the Basque coach.

“We dominated the first half with relative clarity, it was difficult for us to play the same defense during the third quarter and they recovered the difference very quickly,” he added about the game at a press conference.

Regarding refereeing, he said that there were “many strange situations, with the same referee who was appointed to us against Real Madrid and Barcelona“, and pointed to “a fight that they put up for them and a disruptive foul that they don’t call us for and it ends in a technical.”

Vidorreta He believes that they should have “taken with confidence” more free shots because “their arms shook when we missed free shots and we started to lose freshness.”

“We come with injury problems and they do not prevent us from being there in the middle of the table. We are taking the appropriate steps because they work very hard,” he claimed. Txuswho believes that his Unicaja “is already very recognizable, very competitive and believes in what it does” and reported.

About Willy Hernangomez He said that they are “busy in getting their best version, he shoots a lot of free throws every week” and against Barça, his former team, “he has been mentally calm, very hardworking, but he didn’t have that success and he should have been more aggressive in two defenses against Tyrese Martin.”

Furthermore, he reported that Cameron Hunt “He has played with a sprained ankle since the first quarter, we will see how he is in the first 24 hours because we play on Tuesday” in the Champions League (BCL).