Bruno Fitipaldo will lead his team once again on the court and before the international meeting he spoke with Básquet Total
“There are just a few days of preparation. Some have been training for a little longer and we are really looking forward to it. Trying to absorb everything very quickly because we do not have many days and that is the most important thing. Get to know each other as much as we can these days that we are not going to have friendlies, we are not going to have some game situations but we know the general situation in which we are “, began saying the captain of the Uruguayan National Team.
Uruguay faces the pre-Olympic with a litter of young players and some repeated figure that has been the basis of recent years: “There are a few youngsters and some veterans, but the most important thing is the attitude that they all have. We are trying to adapt as quickly as possible, listening mainly to Rubén and hopefully something good will come out ”.
The guard is a figure on and off the field and despite his role he does not constantly participate in giving advice to the youngest: “I try not to drive them crazy, more than anything if I see something that I can help or just by setting an example, the better. Sometimes with the rhythm of the practices and the demands they have enough to be eating his head. There is something that can be discussed at the time, not only on the field but also outside, and if I can, I will do it because they have helped me when I was a child and if I can help today I will do it ”.
Uruguay will have to face Turkey and the Czech Republic in the first instance in order to continue dreaming of the ticket to Tokyo 2021: “We haven’t specifically entered the other teams yet but we know some things. We have a very clear demand for the tournament, which is very high, we have to go game by game, defensively we have to do a perfect job and in attack we maintain the dynamics that will be fundamental for us ”.
The selection has renowned names on the perimeter and from there they will try to hurt and find the matches: “Lately our game is based a lot on the perimeter and I think that in those positions, base and guard, we will try to generate the game for everyone. We know that the other teams are going to try to control it and it is not easy but I think our game is going to happen there ”.
The captain is clear about the demands of the contest and takes the participation of his team in the international event with caution: “Uruguay has to go with the head of going to learn, to improve and to compete. They are strong teams of the first world level, which are not us, and having the possibility for many of the boys to play against this kind of players and this level does not happen every day, you have to take advantage of it a lot. Then if the game is put on a line that we can steal it or win it obviously that Uruguay always tries ”.