Alba Torrens: “It’s a moment of natural transition to the National Team”

sunrise Torrenscaptain of the Spanish basketball team, considered this Tuesday that the team is in a period of “natural transition” and sees the Olympic Games of Paris as “another opportunity and challenge to continue growing and competing at the highest level”.

“The last few years have been one of transition, a natural transition, and I think last year there was a very positive point, getting a silver medal with a lot of value,” the veteran player highlighted to the media about on the importance of the metal he won last year Eurobasket.

Before the team’s final training session in Madridthe captain, 34 years old, declared that “there is no lack of excitement, neither among the veterans nor among the youngest. The new generations are showing that they are not the future, but that they are the present, and of course there are many player has a more important role in the team, making steps forward.

Torrens face to Paris his fourth consecutive Games, a fact that builds on his “gratitude for continuing to be part of the team, joy and joy.” The player explained that the team “dreamed”, but at the same time “touched his feet on the ground”, and highlighted the importance of competing at the “highest level”, before admitting that USA He is the “clear favorite to retain the gold medal and it will be very difficult to beat them if they meet in the tournament.”

About the next matches in preparation for the Games Olympicsin the view of Belgium and Canada in Charleroithe forward pointed out that they will serve to correct mistakes and see what can be improved in view of the imminent Olympic event.