EuroLeague coaches already feel the pressure for their jobs / News - Basketnews.com

Last season the first coaching change in the EuroLeague arrived in mid-November, this season, we're already at three coaching changes, and October hasn't even ended yet. The pressure is definitely on for the coaches, even more than in previous years.

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We are four rounds into the EuroLeague season and already seeing some trends. There are currently only two undefeated teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

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While more or less all experts saw Real as the main favorite, the same cannot be said for Barcelona.

After the many changes during the offseason and the departure of Nikola Mirotic, there was some skepticism around the Catalans, also considering the presence of a coach making his EuroLeague debut like Roger Grimau.

But the most interesting trend is related to the impatience of EuroLeague clubs, which seems to have already reached new peaks this season.

On the other hand, this season, we are already down to 3 coaching changes in October, and more may be coming soon.

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, in fact, also achieved only one win in its first four EuroLeague games and has already suffered 3 home defeats, the equivalent of as many as they lost in the previous campaign.

Joan Penarroya's position is far from firm at the moment. According to BasketNews sources, the Spanish club considers

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