Kaselakis: “It is questionable how we will present ourselves after all this”

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The situation that will be found Panathinaikos after what happened due to coronavirus, it is questionable even for the players of the “clover”, as the forward Leonidas Kaselakis stated in his statements in view of the match with CSKA Moscow (12/1, 21:00).

In detail what he stated:

– For the match with CSKA Moscow:
“It’s definitely a question mark for us how we will perform after all this, but I think it’s a period of pandemic that hits all the teams more or less. Even teams that do not have coronavirus do not play because other teams do. For our part, what we have to do, knowing the objective difficulties, is to get it out of our minds, to prepare with the data we have and to present the best possible person against a team that is thirsty for victories because the game he also has a scoring motivation. “We have to be very suspicious and focused throughout the game.”

– Whether the “greens” will think about what happened before with the coronavirus: “You will certainly not be as active as you should be and you will give yourself an excuse when you could have, if you did not have that in mind. That’s why it all starts with the mind. We have to eliminate it and be as focused as possible in order to be able to bring out the intensity required in a Euroleague game “.

– For what Panathinaikos OPAP must pay attention to against CSKA Moscow: “To be tougher. CSKA has size and it is not just that it has size, but it takes advantage of that, everyone goes to the offensive rebound. So the No. 1 key will be to control our defensive rebounds, so that it can also give us points in the open field, because when a team attacks a lot on the offensive rebound it automatically leaves a gap in the transition. So we have to be very careful, not to counter their own weapon, but to be productive in the attack. “Certainly what we need to do is not give them a chance to run, in order to limit their possessions as much as possible.”

– For the acquisition of Jovic: “First of all, we wish the child to be healthy as soon as possible. To find his footing again because he had a period of abstinence and this will definitely be a deterrent in terms of his readiness. On the other hand, he is a player of known value and we expect him to help us, to welcome him, to make him feel comfortable as soon as possible. do not do some things and leave room for others to do it, those who have taken the responsibility. “He is a player with experience from the highest level and he will be able to help us, I am sure.”

– For the duel with Will Claiborne: “He is a player who has made a difference in CSKA games over the last two years. I think the important thing when you face such players is not to not score, because it does not happen, but to spoil their percentages. And this is something that will automatically spoil the chemistry of the team at that moment. “Certainly Will Claiborne is CSKA’s best player and one of the best in the Euroleague, but we have to work as a team in defense and attack.”

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