MADRID, 19 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Madrid’s coach, Chus Mateo, warned this Thursday that Olympiacos, their next rival on matchday 20 of the Euroleague regular phase, will require them to “have a lot of defensive and offensive balance” on a “difficult pitch” that will force them to to be “very vigilant”.
“We have to have a good defense to stop their counter-attacking game. But not only that. I always insist that we have to have a good balance between attack and defense and make some good attacks that prevent Olympiacos from being able to run”, said Mateo in statements published by the club media collected by Europa Press.
In order to take the victory in Piraeus, where they have only won two wins in their last ten visits, the coach pointed out that they must be “very attentive” when playing on a “difficult pitch.” “We are facing a team that will require us to have a lot of defensive and offensive balance,” Mateo settled, before undertaking his third consecutive European game away from home, with victories in the previous two against Red Star (59-79) and ALBA Berlin (77-84).