Kalaitzis: “We are a mobile case bomb – The issue of the protocol will be discussed”

It looks like a “mobile bomb” due to the collected cases of coronavirus Panathinaikos, as mentioned by George Kalaitzis.

The Director of Basketball Affairs of the “clover” spoke to Nova and clarified that the “greens” should travel to Berlin for the match with Alba, while he stressed that the issue of the protocol will be discussed.

In detail what he stated:

– For the postponement of the match with Zalgiris: “It simply came to our notice then. Every day we made cases, like all teams. We follow the protocol and test every day and a few hours before the game other cases occurred and we did not have the necessary number of 8 players set by the Euroleague to play the game. We have 7 players and 3 staff members. We are a mobile bomb. We are a home like all the teams, Armani, Olympiakos, Real and we are going through a very bad period regarding the coronavirus “.

– For the next obligation of Panathinaikos: “We have to travel to Alba. We need to get a little out of this. Last year we asked for a postponement, not to travel to France, where we got off the bus. We did not take it and I think the Euroleague was exposed there, because after 2-3 days we went to the sports judge if we will win the match 20-0 etc. We are going through a period of coronavirus where everything will have to “freeze”. Let this wave pass and beyond we can clearly continue with a denser program, but with teams that can offer spectacle and competition. Panathinaikos with 8 players against a team that is complete, I think it is a bad spectacle for the world, for everyone and for what we serve “.

– Whether a game with absences of a team is a result alteration: “It simply came to our notice then. It is also where the coronavirus will find you. It’s also a matter of misfortune. ”

– For the Euroleague protocol: “I think the Euroleague has such a proposal in its hands and it is called upon to manage it. He is generally called upon to manage a lot. And I express my dissatisfaction and complaint, because so far the treatment is “by the book” and the human factor is not taken into account. We at Panathinaikos have been called to manage for 2 years now. We have become a covid manager and I say that I am happy from the point of view that from all this we have managed to protect the team and the health of the players. That’s what we put first. I will be happy for someone to prove that there is something more important, because it does not exist. With this in mind, there should definitely be no match in the next 15-20 days “.

– Whether there is a proposal to reduce the quarantine time of players: “There is a meeting next week where the issue of the protocol will definitely be discussed. I imagine that like all countries in the world, the Euroleague will reduce quarantine time. But this does not mean that an athlete on the day he comes out negative, presses a button and reactivates. He wants days of adjustment. 14 and 10 does not mean that on the 11th day you will put him in to play. The issue is purely medical and in all this there must be the human factor. What I can say is that as a member of Panathinaikos and as a former athlete, it shows that based on the “omicron” mutation, that if an athlete stays out for 5-6 days, approximately as long as the mutation seems to last, he still wants 4-5 days to return. These should be taken into account. The calendar will be tight, but that’s why there are all these players. “They are enduring hardship and they have shown it, they are just being called to make a big break right now because the pandemic is above sport.”

– Whether they are afraid of the team with the cases: “We already have a bad example with a player who took a lot to come back and I said this before that we are basing on health, while the protocol has been made to make the games. “And lastly we see behaviors that we do not like.”

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