MADRID, 28 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The base of the Spanish team Quino Colom recognized this Tuesday “the enormous happiness” of being back with the national team to help in the ‘windows’ of July, “a somewhat strange time” to compete, but that they should “enjoy” aware of the “responsibility that comes with” playing with the current world champion.
“It is an enormous happiness and pride to be here again with the national team. As always there is a very good atmosphere in ‘La Familia’ and we are eager to start. We want the games to come closer and notice that tension and Zaragoza will surely It will cover a lot as in the past and let’s see if we can put on a good show and make sure everyone is happy,” Colom said in statements provided by the FEB.
The Andorran warned that they still have “a long way to go” to qualify for the World Cup. “We have experience in these ‘windows, and we know that there are many very good teams that have been left out. We are representing Spain, with the responsibility that entails, and we have to go one hundred percent as always and ready to win,” he said. the.
Regarding the games against North Macedonia, Georgia and Ukraine, he acknowledged that they are “quite tough tests” and that they will have to be “one hundred percent to get them through”. “The team is prepared and has a lot of quality. It is true that it is a somewhat strange time because some players have already finished the competition a month ago and there is a month left to start again, but it is a reward to be here and you have to enjoy it” , he confessed.
For the AEK player, the away games against Georgia and Ukraine “are the most complicated a priori” of these top three. “Georgia, if they go with all their players, they have a lot of power, especially inside, and they can make us suffer,” he said.
“And then Ukraine seems weaker in the first instance, but it was one of the few losses I have had with the national team since I debuted, who played us very well at home in the first ‘windows’. They are quite tough physically and in their I’m sure they’ll make things very difficult for us,” he stressed.
Finally, Colom was sure that Zaragoza will support them this Friday against North Macedonia. “It’s a city that really likes basketball and when I played here the pavilion was already full, so I’m sure the national team will come to cheer us on and it will be full. I hope they can enjoy a good show because it could be a good match for enjoy,” he said.