"We tried our best, but physically it's difficult to compete against these teams."
Alberto Blanco, the head coach of Azerbaijan's under-20 men's basketball team, told Idman.biz.
The Spanish specialist commented on the match in which the team lost to Portugal in the first match of the B division of the European Championship with a score of 34:90: "The team consists mainly of young players. We had to waive 6 of our players who were under 18 or didn't have all the necessary documents to play with us. Against Portugal, we had 36 turnovers and 21 offensive rebounds. Other than that, there is nothing to explain. Yesterday's match was the first test and the first match for us. Let's take into account that we did not play official friendlies with national teams.
The specialist also announced his main goals in the tournament: "We have to take care of ourselves and think about what we can do for the next matches. The important point is that we will play 3 games in a row in less than 36 hours. We should also think about the health of basketball players. Yesterday we rotated almost all players because of that. We see the real potential of the team. Our goal is to improve every day."
Azerbaijan national team will play its next match against Great Britain today at 16:30.
Emin Agha
Idman.biz
