MADRID, 23 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The player of the Spanish team Darío Brizuela did not hide the difficulty involved in playing the qualifying matches for the 2023 World Cup against North Macedonia and Georgia “with only three days” to prepare them, but he was confident of taking them forward because he sees internationals with “a lot of desire to compete and do a good job”.
“It is never easy to play in these conditions with only three days to prepare for the games and also again with the trips because last year it was in a ‘bubble’ and it was easier in this sense, but people really want to compete and do a good role. I think that if we are solid we will do things well, “said Brizuela in statements collected by the FEB website.
The Unicaja player pointed out that “as always, the feelings are good.” “At the beginning people are very eager, Sergio (Scariolo) gives us a lot of information, but they are things that we have already repeated in the previous ‘windows’. We train well, with enthusiasm and eager to compete,” he stressed.
The Gipuzkoan pointed out that he sees “the young people very well and with great enthusiasm” mentioned by Scariolo. “Some of those who have joined for the first time are not so young anymore, but being with new people with whom you have competed in your league and sharing things with them on the court is very good,” he remarked.
“I see the younger ones training hard, listening and still a bit nervous, but making them calm down and enjoy this is also part of our job. On Monday I approached Jaime (Pradilla) to ask him how he was doing because I saw him a little tense, but he is a piece of a player and whoever he chains for a couple more days is going to enjoy himself. They are very talented players, “added Brizuela.
On the first match of this ‘window’ against North Macedonia, he recalled that “away games are never easy.” “All the games I have played abroad have been very tough, none of us have won it easily,” commented the guard.
Then, they will have to receive Georgia in Jaén. “We already know what players they have, with a lot of talent and who have expressly asked to go to this ‘window’, so they are going to come with a lot of desire,” he said.