Panathinaikos will watch the match, as he mentioned the assistant of Dimitris Priftis, Vassilis Simtsak, who stressed that his team will give everything against Zalgiris, despite the absences.
In detail what he stated:
– For problems caused by the coronavirus: “We have no choice but to look at the game clearly. There are many excuses, the first concern may not be basketball, but the job of those of us who have remained in the team is none other than to prepare as best we can the children who are ready to play. “There is no choice but to prepare, under any circumstances, for the best possible result tomorrow.”
– For the climate in the team and the self-denial that will be needed: “Certainly some children have to make a competitive and intellectual step up, to prepare themselves and we from our side to let them understand that we are going to fight. Under these conditions tomorrow is a battle. As I told them a while ago, we are Panathinaikos and we will give it our all. “I believe that the players available for tomorrow are capable of the best and that we can be competitive.”
– For Zalgiris: “It is a team based on the creation of pick and roll and off screen situations with Milaknis and Strelnieks. She does not have much play from the low post, but her tall ones are very capable in the offensive rebound, an area that hurts us a lot this year. We have prepared some things, the point is that time is not with us, since we only have today’s training to prepare the game, tomorrow is essentially a relaxation with a shot. Let’s go with faith for the game “.
– On whether the circumstances will play a very important role in the development of the Euroleague: “Certainly luck will play a very important role now. Some groups will be hit hard by the coronavirus, others will not. Now it is a crucial turning point of the Euroleague and a team that is lucky not to have cases can make a very good series and establish itself in one position, while another that had a good presence can drop 2-3 places due to cases. Certainly luck will play a role, something that should not, skills, qualifications, training and the work done should be measured. “But this is the time we live in and we have to keep these things in mind.”
Simchak: “We must fight”#paobc #panathinaikosbcopaphttps://t.co/CEeAzbn8Er
— Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) December 29, 2021
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