Lountzis: “Now the important games begin”

Although the Euroleague is slowly reaching its finale for this year, according to what was said by Michalis Lountzis before the match between Olympiakos and Villeurbanne, now the important games begin!

The statements of the Greek international guard in detail…



For the match against Villeurbanne: “It’s a game where a possible win will give us home advantage. We want it very much. This is what we work for all year. So we have to be very focused, we must not have any illusions, because we are playing Villeurbanne. We remember what happened in the first round, when we were ahead by a big margin and in the end we lost. Villeurbanne is a very good team, they play very hard, they have had some big wins. They will come here to win. We have to be focused and play hard and not let them play their game.”

As for whether there is relaxation at Olympiakos: “No, nothing is finished. Home advantage is still not certain, so we continue and fight to secure it and finish as high as possible in the standings. Then let’s continue with the play off matches. We are focused. Even now we have motivation. The important games really start now, the ones that count. We keep our heads down, stay focused and play our game.”

What his team should watch out for against the French: “We start from the defense and setting our own pace in the match. In the defense to put too much pressure on them and not let them play comfortably is very important and I think as it has been proven in all the games that we do that, if not all the times, most of the time, we succeed and win”.