after confirmation the loss for the rest of the season of Marcus Paige and the return to Obradoiro of Canadian Kassius RobertsonMoncho Fernndez, coach of the Compostela team, highlights the tough week the team had to endure due to absences, both due to injury and a virus caused by cold and low temperatures. Robertson’s debut against Barcelona will partly make up for the side’s major setbacks in the Galician capital.

The biggest problem for the Pontepedria technicianapart from Paige’s operation and Leo Westermann’s injuryput the accent on dragan bender. The Croatian center sprained his ankle during the obradoirists’ last match against Murcia. He hasn’t been able to train all week, he has severe pain and inflammation, he says Moncho Fernandez. The coach recognizes that it is only a matter of time, even if he qualifies that it evolves positively. The Pontepedria man hopes Bender can complete one of the last training sessions of the week.

To end a fatal week, the cold and low temperatures were harshly punished The Obradoiro locker room. There are several affected by a virus that has left the team half-affected. Leo Westermann, who was already out and unable to work on his rehabilitation, David Walker, Marek Blazevic, Thomas Scrubb and Phil Scrubb the training sessions were lost on the eve of receiving the almighty Barcelona. These setbacks do not depend on us. We just have to try to get to Saturday’s game as best we can. It is clear that the fever is physically exhausting, but I only hope that there will not be any more player who falls in the last days. We are counting on the vast majority of them to recover and be able to face the Baraemphasizes Moncho Fernndez.