Papanikolaou: “Our guide is the dynamic defense against Panathinaikos”

THE Olympic will face tomorrow (23/12) Panathinaikos in OAKA, in the derby of the “eternals” which will complete the first round of the Euroleague.

In statements to Media Day, the Costas Papanikolaou referred to the game, emphasizing how the defense of the “red and whites” is the key to victory.

Details of what Costas Papanikolaou stated:



For the game: “It’s a derby of ages. It is certainly an important game for us and for the world, but it is our responsibility to look at our work and try to put another victory in our bag. This is what we focus on, this is what we are working on and we want to be as ready as possible to claim the victory “.

On whether Olympiacos learned a lesson from the home defeat by the “greens” in the league: “After every game, let alone after a defeat, there are many teaching pieces that you can work on. The same obviously applies to that match with Panathinaikos. Our job is to take these pieces that we did not do well and to improve or adapt them in order to prepare something different depending on what we will face and the way Panathinaikos is executed. “On this we want to support our defense and our attack to ‘bring out’ new pieces on the field.”

For what Olympiacos must do to get the double in OAKA: “Our guide, from our latest images, especially here at SEF, is the dynamic defense. We must enter with strength, with energy, with passion and win phases that will help us to get out of the surprise. We must also stop the trump cards of our opponent. That, I think, is the key. This was evident from the previous matches, that when we enter with determination we have a way to bring the game to our measures. It will therefore be very important for us, in an opponent’s home, to be able to control the rhythm and play the game we want “.

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