Accepting the great difficulty of today’s struggle and its value Olympiakou eddy tavares addressed what he considers to be important, the key point for his team in the finals.
“I think the key will be to stay close to the score. Olympiacos has a great team. They play like they’ve been together for a long time. We have to stay focused”the Real Madrid center said.
The statements of the queen’s center to the Athens agency in detail:
-One last game left… you can almost see the end. What does it mean to you to win the Euroleague for the second time?
“It means a lot! Euroleague is the most difficult league in Europe, so to increase the trophies I have won to two, it will be incredible for me. I can’t remember another moment in my career that I enjoyed more than winning the first title in 2018. I know what the feeling is… unbelievable.”
-What did you learn from losing in the final last year to Anadolu Efes in the final four in Belgrade?
“What I learned is that we have to score two more points to win. But we know it was difficult. They had excellent one-on-one players. We played well in the final, but we didn’t manage to win the title.”
-And now, against Olympiakos, how do you think the match will be decided?
“I think the key will be to stay close to the score. Olympiacos has a great team. They play like they’ve been together for a long time. We have to stay focused, follow the team plan and try to do our best to win.”
-Are you looking forward to facing Mustafa Fal again?
“Always! I always like to face the best players in Europe. Mustafa Fal is one of them and I’m definitely happy that he and I are in the final four and everyone will fight for their team.”
Source: Sport Fm
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