A year after Pablo Laso (Vitoria, 56 years old) had a heart attack, which forced him to stay away from the ski slopes for a while, little at first glance changed in his life, and this was the result. was used by him real Madrid to give up their services. He looks a little thinner (“I still lost a few pounds,” he admits). He is paying more attention to his nutrition and undergoing more medical check-ups compared to June 4, 2022, when he began to feel chest discomfort and was transferred to a hospital in Madrid. However, she continues the same dynamic in her daily life.
“I’m fine. That was a long time ago. I wasn’t even afraid because I had no pain. And all I’m trying to do is live a healthy life and what my doctor tells me. They tell me I have to handle it differently. But I don’t get the feeling that I have to change the way I exist. If I have to fight, I still fight.” ” he says in his speech to this newspaper hours before his visit. Palau Blaugrana (20:30, Movistar +) to face barça inside Europa League.
After a year’s leave, moving away from the slopes a little, Pablo Laso By accepting the coach’s offer, he put himself in the coach’s shoes once again. Bayern Munich. “I’m enjoying it again, having a good time,” he says. “Basketball is my life. I started professional training when I was 15. It’s almost 40. Not training almost changes your life routine. I got the adrenaline back, the locker room being together, preparation for the games… I missed it. But this year, by traveling and watching the games in a different way.” I was able to take advantage of the opportunity…Xavi Pascual He told me ‘calm down’. “So I followed his advice.”
lasso He received numerous offers to return to the bench, but explained his reasons for accepting the offer. Bayern. “Regardless of the money and the city, I thought about where I could be comfortable and develop with the team. Germany is a league that has been growing in recent years. O Bayern It does things very well. There is an organization, there is the idea of growing as a club. And ultimately I am happy with this decision,” emphasizes the new coach of the German team, adding another condition that is important after eleven seasons in the team. Madrid. “In the end I chose to leave Spain, yes.”
In the first days of his dismissal lasso He showed his anger at your decision Madrid board removing him from his duties to “prioritize his health”, according to the club. But now, due to the distance, the Vitorian coach assures that he has turned the page and looks only forward, without closing any doors, even the door behind. barça. “I am going out Madrid But I don’t think back much. I’m professional. No anger. “I see everything clear now: new team, new goals and ambitions,” he notes, but he keeps the day he returns to the Wizink Center very much in his mind. “I know it’s December 14th. But I don’t expect anything special. To be honest, I hope we win. ”
Your mission now is to transform Bayern in a winning project. “I think our goal should be to win the Euroleague. I don’t understand anything else. We want to build a project where we want to win,” says Laso, who recruited top players this summer. Serge Ibaka, Leandro Bolmaro, Devin Booker or Sylvain Francisco Taking another step in the growth of the Bavarian team.
Spanish international Serge IbakaIt will definitely be one of the innovations in the away game this Friday. barçawasn’t there three days ago Victoriawhere is she Bayern raided the court Baskonia. “He hasn’t played for 10 months and we need to introduce it slowly,” he says. lassospeaking with great respect Grimau’s Barça. “I saw some things from his last three games. And it’s a project that’s going very well. There are major new players, people love it Willy The newly joined NBA player signed autographs Dario (Brizuela), Parra… Regardless of win or loss, the team is still green. But it is normal. “He needs time.”