“We play with many players, they change us, and it is difficult to achieve chemistry” | Relief

Real Madrid has problems with internal player communications applies. And this is what you notice while playing, both in attack and defense, especially from the perimeter. White suffers when it comes to defending his opponent’s threes and this is becoming a recurring problem. White suffers when it comes to defending his opponent’s threes and this is becoming a recurring problem. Although What is most alarming is that they cannot find a formula for solving the problems that drag on day after day.as was noticed precisely this Sunday in Miribilla, and that they all begin with the same thing: lack of chemistry or internal understanding between players. There was so much that Mario Hezonja himself, who was the top scorer of Chusa Mateo’s team at the break, did not hesitate to criticize the situation, which, in his opinion, has a main reason and points directly to his coach.

“Defensively we started well, then… yeah We play with a lot of players, but the rhythm changes like this, and then of course it’s very difficult for new people to learn and for us to gain chemistry.“said the Croatian when asked by a journalist from Movistar Plus+Sara Jimenez as the duel went into halftime with the score 46-34 on the scoreboard.

And the truth is that This criticism from the Croatian is not strange, because if there’s one thing he’s made clear in the three years he’s been at Real Madrid, it’s that he doesn’t mince words when pointing out what he thinks is wrong with the team. And even more so now that he has become one of the franchise players following a contract extension this summer.

That’s why that Hezonja issued a public warning – but above all an internal one – that they needed to find the key to better understand each other. (he thinks this might allow the new quintets to stay on set longer to reach an understanding) and that “we need to take a step forward this season because we’re going to have to work hard to get anything done this season, unless we “Now don’t do it well”, nothing strange was detected. Actually, After the break, this became clear when the reaction came from the quintet of Sergio Llull, Alberto Abalde, Mario Hezonja, Gaby Dec and Edy Tavares.. Or what is the same: an “old” quintet that knows well what it’s like to play together for years and managed to get within one late in the third quarter (60–59).

Bye In the last quarter it was another famous quintet. – Campazzo, Musa, Hezonha, Dec and Tavares – who Chus Mateo eventually bet on in search of closing the gap after Jaume Ponsarnau’s team went up seven again (74-63) and achieved it with 1:21 remaining at 78 -77. that Campazzo managed to score within one, although in the end the good work Surna Bilbao Basket had already shown throughout the match meant that the victory went to Miribilla (83-79). Second away game, Real Madrid’s second defeat in the Endesa League.

The reality is that the lack of chemistry that existed from the start became abundantly clear when the burden of the second half was shouldered by those two quintet of players who already know what it’s like to be on the court together. And, in fact, this lack of internal communication, in addition to what Hezonja pointed out to him, was also mentioned by Chus Mateo himself, when before the start of the third quarter he assured Movistar Plus+ that the problem they showed was “the little balance we have on defense, missing three-point shots again, on offense between inside and outside play.”

“This is what it means to leave such a big lead against a great team like Bilbao. We have to be focused throughout the game, anything less is not worth it. “We need to study,” the coach himself admitted as soon as he finished.

However,This situation carries something internal that, like the Croatian’s statements, directly points to the white coach.. Today the reality is that Real Madrid’s squad is several steps lower than in previous seasons. And the victims, especially Rudy and Chacho, are very sensitive on a locker room level.. But the fact is that, in addition, there are quite a lot of new figures, as well as those who were already there, but who until now, so to speak, only filled the gaps, because they continued to form: the young players Ndiaye and Hugo Gonzalez. , and who are now fully included in the main roster rotation players.

And what does all this bring with it? Additional work for the coach: to collect all the details into a single whole as quickly as possible and ensure that concentration is maintained. throughout the game. And yes it is the biggest problem Chus Mateo has faced at personnel level since taking the bench white. So now your priority is to find that key to find exactly that “balance” that he himself mentioned during the break and this, in a sense, Hezonja also missed during his statements.

Although, as happens in every elite team, and even more so in one that has double competition and strives to at least compete in all possible finals, time is always against you. And another defeat, the second in the league, puts everything even more under control. Especially since they are on the verge of a EuroLeague doubleheader, in which they will visit Buesa Arena to face Baskonia on Tuesday and host Panathinaikos at the WiZink Center on Thursday.