Chus Mateo: The New Coach of the Real Madrid Basketball Team
Chus Mateo: The New Coach of the Real Madrid Basketball Team. Being the Coach of Red Madrid is a big responsibility full of challenges and a matter of pride for Chus Mateo
Mateo said, “Being part of Real Madrid means being part of the best club in the world”, added the new coach of the basketball team.
Chus Mateo while talking to the official media channels of the club said:
“Being part of Real Madrid means being part of the best club in the world. It makes me proud, and I’m overjoyed. It’s about being able to aspire to compete right up until the last moment for any trophy, battling until the end, and fighting against adversity. It’s a challenge and a big responsibility.”
“I intend to try and make all of the many people who follow us happy. I’m talking about those who endure and go through the defeats with us and who are delighted whenever we win. I’d be delighted to be part of all of those good times that the supporters want to see.”
For him, it’s the first interview after becoming the Real Madrid coach.
While talking about the Playing style Chus said,
“At Real Madrid, you’re always asked to win games, but I think that people like to see you playing well and that also gives you more chance of winning. I like my teams to play quick and team basketball and for us to be a team in which the players help each other and for there to be that chemistry that helps you to win games. I’d like us to be a team that defends and in which every player can make decisions. We’ll have to see about that and it depends on the roster that we assemble.”
What are the Objectives of Real Madrid?
“From the moment you set foot in this club, you’re taught that you’ve got to be fighting to win things and try to compete every day.”
“There’s one thing that the fans never forgive you for and that’s when you don’t give your all. At Madrid, you’ve always got to give your all.”
His opinion about the locker room:
“It’s an advantage. My role has changed and the important thing, above all else, is that the chemistry is there, that we have a good group that helps each other, and where people can put their egos to one side and put the team first, and that we all pull in the same direction.”
When asked by the journalists that have, he ever imagined being a Real Madrid coach…. He said,
“You’ve always got that one thing that excites you. I started at the Augustinian school and you can never imagine what life has in store for you. I’ve always been a big Madridista and have enjoyed watching all of the Real Madrid basketball team’s games and I was hooked from a very young age. I’m excited and it’s a dream come true to be part of this stage of the club’s history.”