Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 14 Feb. (Europa Press) –
The coach of the Laguna Tenerife, Txus Vidorreta, was very “happy” although without “exaltation” after eliminating Barça in the quarterfinals of Copa del Rey, with a Marcelinho Huertas who signed an “incredible” performance that he hopes do better winning Unicaja on Saturday to play his second final in the tournament.
“The first good quarter of Barça, a great success of many players, we cape the storm and a bit soft. We have been able to reduce its production, it has been the first objective. We have stayed alive and at rest, if we wanted to win, The defensive step had to be total, “he said at a press conference.
“Our players when the batteries are put almost always. In the last quarter we have had a lot In the second half, “he added.
The aurinegro coach highlighted above all to a orchards with which he already won the Cup with the Joventut in 2007 and that, at almost 42 years, is history of the tournament. “We are happy but without exaltation. We have a hard time winning Barça and Madrid and today we have won. “He said.
Vidorreta, who revealed that Huertas had an offer from Zeljko Obradovic, hoped that the team lengthen its path in Las Palmas until the final. “We are enjoying him, he has made an incredible game, so that it is in the retina we need to take the next step, win on Saturday,” he said.
On the other hand, the Canarian coach recalled that “to win the Barça” they had to “touch perfection as a team and have plugged players.” “Everything that is to see you with teams in semifinals, in the end, is fantastic for us. It is a new game, we had not played in the semifinals. In the quarter we won, the final won it. It will be very exciting again,” He ended up thinking about Unicaja.