Vezenkov: “I am confident because my teammates trust me”

Sure that he will hit the mark in the last attempt was the Sasha Vezenkovas he stated after the victory (74-72) of Olympiacos against Zalgiris.

The Bulgarian forward he referred to the confidence he derives from trust given to him by his teammates, stressing however that the “red and white” they weren’t supposed to lose their double-digit lead.

What Sasha Vezenkov said in detail:

“For three quarters I think we managed to limit Zalgiris. A very aggressive team that always gives 100%, especially when playing at home, where they had a 10-3 record. I have a lot of respect for their coach, players and fans. I think in the end we hit big shots and made good decisions defensively. We had a 12-14 point lead and lost our concentration. Zalgiris was serious and these are things that happen in basketball.

If we want to be a title-seeking team, if we want to be a high-level team, we shouldn’t allow long runs like what Zalgiris did. In the last attack I felt good, I felt confident because my teammates trust me and the coaches gave me the ball. I’m always a positive thinker so I thought I’d give it a shot. At first, I thought the shot was short, but in the end it all worked out. In our last defense we didn’t want to concede three points and all the guys did a tremendous job. We have five finals ahead of us and we want to keep fighting».