THE Elias Kanzouris he said he was proud of her progress AEK in BCL despite very heavy defeat by Hapoel (91-51). The coach of “Enos” spoke about conditions that are not suitable for holding a quarter-final of a European competition.
“I don’t need to say much. Looking at the big picture I am proud of my players and team for our journey this season in the BCL. We put in a really big effort and a bad night can’t erase that. We couldn’t control things that we could, but there were also things that we couldn’t control. I believe that the game took place under very special circumstances. We have to regroup and look at the playoffs“, he emphasized.
When an Israeli journalist questioned that there were difficult conditions for the guests, Ilias Kanzouris replied: “where were you sitting Next to us; What is your view on the conditions? I have played in more crowded stadiums but the conditions for our lives were not befitting of a BCL quarter-final».
From the players’ point of view, Dimitris Flionis he said: “It was a difficult match for us, we did not perform as we would have liked. We knew the conditions would be difficult and that didn’t make our job any easier. Congratulations to Hapoel, we continue».
Source: Sport Fm
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