From Jasikevicius to Mirotic: A lesson in professionalism

With the Damocles sword of salary cuts over his head.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
20 June 2023 Tuesday 04:21
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From Jasikevicius to Mirotic: A lesson in professionalism

With the Damocles sword of salary cuts over his head. Knowing that the club is going to do without Nikola Mirotic. After giving a very poor image in the final four of the Euroleague. With all that against him Sarunas Jasikevicius took his boys under his wing and guided them to a league title without question. Suddenly, Barça recovered its character. Suddenly, his pride returned. And from there the Barcelona fans raised their level of self-esteem. They did it in a choral, collective, joint way. All of Jasikevicius's players felt important and necessary. Rotation was expanded and production was diversified. Where there were doubts they became certainties. Where no solutions were found. When everything had turned opaque in the face of a dark gray almost black future, Barça decided to treat itself to an indisputable, resounding and brilliant title.

The Barcelona fans recover a league scepter that they identify very well, the Blaugrana team is much more recognizable in Spanish territory than in the European thorns. It is a victory that represents a revenge for all the components of the section and, above all, for Mirotic. No one better than him knows that he has not been able to lead Barça to the Euroleague title, the main reason why he was hired with hype and cymbal and with a salary of the first magnitude on this side of the Atlantic. But it is also true that Mirotic, chosen as the best player in the final, has connected with the public at the Palau Blaugrana, the romantic bastion of Barcelona. From the first day he felt comfortable at Barça and in Barcelona. It almost happened to him like Luis Enrique, who stopped recognizing himself in the sticker albums when he wore white. Barça cannot pay him his salary, just as on his day they could not retain Messi for the same reasons. There is no money. But better to leave raising the League as captain. The last photograph of him blaugrana of him will be champion.