Newsroom 09 Feb 2025

Valencia Basket- Barça post-game quotes: Pedro Martínez

"One thing is the image, and another is the result; sometimes they go hand in hand, and I understand what might be said. We lost by a significant margin, and we didn’t have a good feeling, especially on defense. They found easy situations, and that worries us. I think the team fought, we made an effort, we had a good mentality, and we tried to get back into the game. We had a very good moment in the third quarter, and it seemed like we had a chance, but right after the timeout, they went on a 2-9 run, and from there, the game was broken. I think the players tried, and obviously, the result is painful, but I don’t think everything was as negative as it might seem, I’m not that negative. We are a winning team, and when you don’t win, you get discouraged, which I think is understandable. We will analyze the game and move on to focus on the next one. I don’t think we should make too much of a drama or get depressed; seasons have all kinds of moments, and you can’t expect everything to go in your favor. Today is the first day where we didn’t compete in the sense of having a chance to win or lose in the final minute and a half. And we can’t tear our clothes off or forget that it’s February. We must accept it, but no matter how much we cry, it won’t change the result."