In his biography ("Winning is not enough", Libros Cúpula publishing house), there is a passage in which
Sarunas Jasikevicius
talks openly about some of the licenses he allowed himself during his playing career.
"I am famous for being one of those who never say no to one more drink. Holidays are holidays and when I want to have fun, I also give my all", confesses the current Barcelona coach, 'hunted' this week in full 'fun' ' in one of those cities where he triumphed on the court.
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Fenerbahçe does not give Barça an option in Istanbul
Writing: AMADEU GARCÍA
Fenerbahçe does not give Barça an option in Istanbul
The problem is that Saras's party in Athens has come in the middle of one of his worst moments on the Barça bench.
In full crisis of results, the controversy.
According to a video that has leaked on social networks, the Lithuanian spent a holiday night in Athens after losing last Tuesday's game in Piraeus (77-70).
On Thursday his team flew to Istanbul, where he also fell on the Fenerbahçe track.
It was the third defeat in a row for a team that just a few weeks ago was also eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey at the hands of Unicaja.
As reported by El Mundo Deportivo, the images of Jasikevicius in a party room with his wife, Anna Douka, have not gone down well
at the club chaired by
Joan Laporta .
The video shows the technician singing a popular song (Psihedelia) by local artist
Anna Vissi
.
Saras played for four seasons, in two stages, for Panathinaikos, with whom he won the 2009 Euroleague.
As reported by the Greek media Protothema, Saras was accompanied by part of his coaching staff.
The Lithuanian gave his players off on Wednesday and on Thursday they traveled from Athens to Istanbul, where on Friday, in the Euroleague doubleheader, they fell again to lose rope with the two leaders of the Euroleague, Olympiacos and Real Madrid.
Last Sunday they had been defeated on the Casademont Zaragoza field, in an Endesa League duel.
"We have played against two very difficult rivals and in two very difficult pavilions. We have managed to fight the games until the end but both have ended in the same way," Jasikevicius acknowledged after the defeat (81-73) at the Ulker Sports Arena.
"These games are decided by little things and you have to do them all well. You have to take the right shots, close the rebound, make the fouls at the right time ... you have to fulfill all the details," he concluded.
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