THE Mateus Ponitka he also distinguishes that the Panathinaikos he is showing a better face recently and makes it clear that there is always motivation for his team, even in a scoreless game like Wednesday’s in Monaco.
“It will definitely be a very tough game. Whenever they play at home they play very hard with contacts. They have three excellent ball handlers who can create and score. The rest are trying to support them, but I think we should focus on James, Okobo and Lloyd. We need to limit them as much as possible. We, for our part, will try to play our game, distribute the ball correctly and fight for every ball. As long as we do all of this, anything is possible“, emphasized the Polish guard/forward.
To a question about whether the lack of grade motivation affects them, he answered: “We are always motivated. We are professional players and every game counts. It doesn’t matter if we have a chance to qualify for the playoffs or not. Every match is very important for us as we can build on it. We have a new coach, new rules and we have to keep training well. Every game can properly prepare us for the playoffs of the Greek league. Every game is very important for us. In every game we have to be motivated, I don’t think there can be a match without motivation».
Finally, regarding the improvement that the team has been showing lately, he said:We’re trying to run the field better and cover each other on defense. We are showing improvement especially in the defensive part where it all starts. In attack we run a lot more in the last matches, we try to be more energetic. But, as I mentioned before, it all starts with the defense. We communicate better, we fight for each other and it becomes easier to play well».
Source: Sport Fm
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