Quotes Rubén Burgos and Nadia Fingall post J1 ELW vs ZVVZ USK Praha

09/10/2024

Rubén Burgos' coach said, “It's a good start to the Euroleague. A win at home against a good team. And for me it is a pleasure to see Natalia Hejkova in Valencia and it is an honor to play against her. For us it was important. Of course the result, but improved during the match. At the beginning we were not comfortable on the field. Especially in defense. We corrected some details. The second half was better defensively, but we didn't share the ball well and didn't make quick transitions. And I think after the half our mentality was good. We kept pushing. The rotations, of course, today we had a longer roster than in Prague. And that helps a lot, to see this bigger and real difference in the last half. But I think it was a good day for our aicionados.”


For her part, player Nadia Fingall assured that “I think today, being our first test in the Euroleague, it was a good one for us. I think we started in the first half playing in a way that we wanted to do better. We could have done better in our defensive communication, but we kept the game tight. And in the second half, I think we showed the team what we can be when we put our focus, when we communicate well and when we move the ball well, think and play together. Obviously, things are better when you start scoring. I'm proud of the team. Proud that we were in the game for 40 minutes.”


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