The coach of the Baxi Manresa, Pedro Martinez, believes that this Sunday’s game on the track Coosur Betis it will be a physical duel in which the rebound will have a key impact.
In the duel of the first round, which the Manresa team won by 93-81, the Pedro Martinez they have already prevailed in this facet.
“I expect a very physical match. They have two very great interiors and other quality players like Feldeine or both bases with scoring ability. Like all the teams he coaches Joan Plaza They have a very clear way of playing and, in this sense, they do very well on offensive rebound ”, he says. Pedro Martinez.
The Coosur Betis and the Baxi Manresa face this Sunday at the Municipal Palace of Sports San Pablo (12:30 pm), in a match corresponding to matchday 35 of the Endesa League. Both teams arrive injured after suffering two resounding defeats.
The Baxi Manresa fell by 28 points of difference to the Joventut of Badalona (96-68). For his part, Betis also suffered defeat against San Pablo Burgos (95-77) in an individual exhibition of the forward of Burgos, Vitor Benite, with 37 points and a valuation of 43.
After the overwhelming defeat against the Joventut from Badalona, the Manresa team faces the duel this Sunday “with the most positive mentality possible”.
“We will see if we have the players in top form. We have to recover mentally because there are very important games left,” he considers Martinez.
In this sense, the technician of the Baxi Manresa recognizes that defensively his team has lowered the benefits in recent games.
“I think the physical problems we are suffering have affected us a lot. We have players like Baez, Jou or Janning that they always offer you a defensive minimum, but that their physical problems have not allowed them to perform one hundred percent of their capabilities, “he said.