The defeat against Olympiacos is behind us and Jasikevicius’s men must turn the page by responding in the League
The blaugranas, still lacking filming, have to take advantage of the visit to ‘Fuenla’ to vindicate themselves
With no time to look back, Barça, less than 48 hours after losing to Olympiacos (70-80) on the first day of the Euroleague, faces the second league trip to face Carplus Fuenlabrada today (7:15 p.m.) .
The renewed project Saras Jasikevicius, still green, is experiencing an irregular start to the season. In part, for the six cancellations and as many registrations made during the summer and, also, due to the lack of training, since only six of the fourteen first team players completed the entire preseason.
To this are added Important casualties such as that of Nikola Mirotic and that most players are still far from their best version. Thus, today’s visit to Fuenlabrada should serve to make us forget the European defeat and take a step forward in a team that still shows a lack of filming.
Nevertheless, Jasikevicius, as he assured last Friday after losing at the Palau against Olympiacos, he does not doubt the squad nor does he want to apologize for the lack of coupling and urges the team to demonstrate its potential. “The players we have signed – he underlines – are very intelligent, have been in the elite for a long time and have the ability to adapt to any system.”
green shoots Point guard Nico Laprovittola, Barça’s top scorer against Olympiacos with 16 points, is being the team’s offensive beacon in the face of Rokas Jokubaitis and Tomas Satoransky’s mistake in directing. Likewise, versatile forward Nikola Kalinic is offering immediate performance and Álex Abrines arrives with his sights sharpened from the perimeter.
For the match against Fuenlabrada at the Fernando Martín Pavilion, Barça will have Mirotic confirmed absent, still recovering from his Achilles tendon injury in his left foot, and the presence of shooting guard Kyle Kuric seems unlikely, absent against Olympiacos due to the head injury he suffered last Sunday.
Carplus Fuenlabrada, for its part, does not arrive at a good time for its confrontation with the azulgranas either, since it counts its two league clashes with defeats against Granada and Breogánleaving in both with the feeling that small moments of disconnection have been decisive in both cases.
“I think the week has been very serious, the players are aware that we have been ahead in the first two games, but we have lost both. You have to win and the sooner the better. Winning is the rival that is and in this case it is Barcelona & rdquor ;, said the coach Josep Maria Raventós.