Jasikevicius: 'We need to be mentally strong for 40 minutes' / News - Basketnews.com
Credit: BasketNews/Begum Unal Credit: BasketNews/Begum Unal Credit: BasketNews/Begum Unal Credit: BasketNews/Begum Unal Credit: BasketNews/Begum Unal FC Barcelona have gotten the upper hand in their head-to-head encounters with Real Madrid this season, having beaten their rivals five straight times across all competitions.
Points this season
49%81,4Points made:81,4Accuracy:49,1%Place in standings:3Record max:111Record min:52Best scorer:Nikola MiroticTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsScheduleHowever, Sarunas Jasikevicius thinks that the third-ever EuroLeague semi-final clash between the two teams will bear no resemblance to what has preceded it.
Asked about the particularities of the game, the Lithuanian coach said "it always helps to have a good start, but the game is 40 minutes. You need to know how to react. There are many ups and downs and you need to be mentally strong for 40 minutes."
"You have to know how to react," he continued.
"It will be a bit like the Cup match, in a another gym. There are usually ups and downs and you have to know how to endure the bad times and go for more in the good times.
The Lithuanian coach relativized the importance of the previous duels against Real Madrid.
"I don’t think you can forget about what happened. Tomorrow, it’s going to be a new game. We have to take into consideration what went well and what didn’t.
Tomorrow it’s a new story, a different situation. We have to be ready for the challenge, we can't be less hungry because we've beaten Madrid a couple of times," added Barca's coach.
For Jasikevicius , facing the eternal rival in the FinalFour does not add importance to the game.
"The 'El Clasico' is a huge game, but it's a EuroLeague Final Four semi-final. So it doesn't matter if it's a clasico or not. Both teams are here for the same goal, which is to reach the final".
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