Vezenkov in sport-fm.gr: “We were united by the defeat in SEF, we showed that we are better”

Proof of superiority considers his appearance Olympic in OAKA and his big victory over Panathinaikos (65-84) The Sasha Vezenkov.

The Bulgarian forward, who had a significant contribution with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, referred to how the defeat in SEF united his team for the championship.

However, he avoided the… big mouths about home advantage and wished in 2022 that the Olympic to have the world by his side.

In detail, the 26-year-old ace spoke to Christos Robolis about:

-the keys of the match: “In the first half, our defense played a very big role. We played very good defense during this period. In the third ten minutes we got stuck a bit, Panathinaikos was tougher than us and we got stuck a bit. But 2-3 big shots came out of us and in the fourth ten minutes we did a very good management of the situation and we are very happy that we won “.

-whether the defeat by Panathinaikos in SEF for the championship created pressure on the team: “Certainly we were united by what had happened in the previous match against Panathinaikos, but the most important thing is that we did not even think for a moment about what happened in that game. We wanted to show that we are better and we did it. We treated it like any other Euroleague game, in a difficult home and in a crowded stadium. We played with confidence, we felt good and we got what we wanted “.

-whether he had extra motivation after his failure in the SEF match: “It simply came to our notice then. Every game is different and you have to treat it that way. I always try to help the team in different ways, not just scoring. As long as Olympiacos wins, I am also happy. “If I play well and we lose, I’m not happy.”

-how he judges the report of the first round and whether Olympiacos can now talk about a home advantage: “Of course we are very satisfied with the 12-5 in the first round. But we do not want to think about home advantage or even qualification. We know our potential but we are humble. We still have to work hard, we also have weaknesses that we need to correct. There is still a long way to go in the Euroleague and we see that this season also has its peculiarities due to the coronavirus. We are just looking at the next game, as we have done so far and it works out for us “.

-the sold out at OAKA: “It is always nice to play in a crowded stadium, even if it is away from home. I hope everything we live with the coronavirus passes and we have our world by our side and then. It will be different and more difficult for us if it is decided to hold the matches again without fans “.

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