By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Barcelona head coach Svetislav Pesic had a 12-year-long career as a player while he has so far been a coach for 37 years and one of the most successful at that, with a vast club and national team experience. However, he holds a special place for the games between Real Madrid and Barcelona with the last one in the 2019 Copa del Rey being ‘the craziest’ of them all:
“There were a lot of finals with clubs and national teams but this was the craziest final in my career. The hall was crowded, the pressure is big, everybody is against you, the stakes are high. However, we knew we can compete with them and that we’re in a good form. It was a match with a lot of turns, comebacks and decisions from the players as well as the coaches. Quite a crazy match”, Pesic told Zurnal.
The 69-year-old also noted that it’s not just the craziest but one of the most important trophies too: “It was a crazy game from start to finish. The rivalry between Real and Barcelona is big and it’s always important to win in the derby. Especially when one beats Real, and does so in Madrid. That doesn’t happen every year. That’s why our success and the won trophy are more important than last year’s Cup when we also beat Real in the Final”, he said.