THE Panathinaikos it is not and should not be presented with the aura of the favorite in the Final 4 of the Women’s Cup (March 24 and 26), as pointed out by Eleni Capogiannis and the Penelope Pavlopoulou at the press conference.
“We do not accept the title of favourite. All teams have their chances. We have enjoyed our journey in the competition so far, we have fought hard to get here, but we will have to fight even more to reach the final and win the title. I think that Women’s basketball is the most unfair team sport in Greece. It’s sad and I want to believe that this will change in the future. I wish the best to win the Cup“, said the coach of the “greens” one day before the semi-final with PAS Ioannina in Zofria.
THE Penelope Pavlopoulouleader of Panathinaikos, said: “We fought hard to qualify for the Final 4, but even though we have been given the title of favourite, we will not take to the pitch with that mindset. These are knockout games, all teams will be thirsty and there will be matches with passion and intensity. I wish and hope that our people will find a way to be at the stadium to support us».
The coach of PAS Ioannina, John Margaritis, said: “Until a few days ago we were fighting for our lives, our stay in the category. We did not come to Athens for vacation“, while the leader Konstantina Sarigiannidou said: “It is an honor to be here, we wanted it for many years. We will live it, we will give our fight to be competitive and I wish good success to all the teams. I hope people enjoy it too».
Source: Sport Fm
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