Zisis: “The National Team is united, we need to qualify for the World Cup”

Nikos Zisis and Dimos Dikoudis are on her side Our national team for the first games of the World Cup Qualifiers against Great Britain and Belarus.

Nikos Zisis mentioned, among other things, his new role as general manager of our representative group, thanking Mr. Liolios for the trust he showed in his face.

In turn, the Municipality of Dikoudis stressed that the climate in the National is very good, there is optimism, while he also revealed the reasons why Thessaloniki was chosen for the match with Belarus (28/11).

The statements of the Municipality of Dikoudis in detail:



For the first contact with the National Team: “What I saw for two days is a very good atmosphere. The kids are excited to be here, there is a new coaching staff. There is an obstacle with coach Manolopoulos, but everyone is working to fill the gap. There is a lot of optimism, it is the beginning of the qualifiers in view of a big event. We all have an anxiety to start correctly and with the right “.

For his own role: “I am just happy to be here. It is unprecedented for me as well. I am in a new effort in the federation and a very good atmosphere in the National Team, which I work with people who are here because they love what they do in a generally good effort “.

For the selection of Thessaloniki for the match with Belarus (28/11): “It was definitely a move that we thought about and implemented and I think it will be very good for Thessaloniki, for the world, to be close to the National Team. It is something that should be continued with other cities. The National Team is for all Greeks and should be everywhere. As long as this can be done, it will be done. And I hope we win so that all this effort can end well “.

The statements of Nikos Zisis in detail:



For his new role: “First of all, because this is the first time that I am actually in public from this role, I would like to thank the president, Vangelis Liolios, for the confidence he showed me in taking on this role. I’m very happy to be here. It’s definitely something new, but from the first moment I set foot on a training day I immediately felt familiar. I know the guys very well, it played a role that I was in Greece for two years and most of the players I have been a teammate or opponent. The role is a link between management, coach, players and I want to help as much as possible from my side, so that the team is ready for its obligations “.

For the position that has been vacant in recent years: “It’s something new for all of us. It is a position that did not exist in the National team in recent years. There must be a communication all year round. We all know that the obligations of the National Team are more in the summer, so communication is very important with all the children, who make up the national team in the windows and later when the Eurobasket is approaching. It is a matter of heartfelt desire to be here myself. I have a very good communication with the Municipality of Dikoudis that is now here and we are very happy that we have experienced this in here “.

For George Kolokythas: “Yes Γιώ George Kolokythas was a silent force in the team, a man who did many things without being seen. Everyone does it in their own way. He was a man who helped a lot without often thinking that he was even there “.

For the National Team presented in the windows and the qualifications it has received: “These kids are different from 2017, four years ago. I think then they would feel more out of their waters and a huge honor. And they may feel the same honor, but they are now experienced, they have experienced it. What I see two days now is that they are always ready to give 100% to every workout, they came ready, focused, to do what they have to do and they have to do it again.

We need a qualifier for the 2023 World Cup and we all want to achieve that. From there, we saw in the Pre-Olympic Tournament that five players in the 12-man squad that reached the halftime of the Olympics were children who played in the windows. So the National Team is united. “Certainly there is a specific framework for qualifiers and different players in the summer, but we have seen it implemented and many players based on circumstances and problems can potentially be the next players in the World or Eurobasket.”

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