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Pesic: “There is always pressure in Serbia and Greece, whoever is on the court”

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Satisfied with its image and appearance Serbia on her Our national appeared with statements of Svetislav Pesic.



The head coach of Serbia initially emphasized that given the conditions and the time of the match, his team responded exceptionally well in the 71-64 victorywhile, then stood to the pressure on both teams, regarding a good course in the World Cup.

What Svetislav Pesic said in detail:



About the game: “It was a very important friendly game for us. We worked on the first phase of the preparation for the World Cup and the guys were motivated. After 10 days of continuous training, my players wanted a strong game and we played in an amazing atmosphere here in Athens. We saw that both teams are not yet ready to control everything, they had enough ups and downs. Transitional defense was important for us and when you play five-on-five you can control a match better. Since the first day we’ve worked on this piece, we’ve only conceded six points in the scrimmage to a team trying to run. That’s why I’m very satisfied, because my players tried a lot and when you invest in something mentally and physically, you can have profits. We made some mistakes though that we need to look at to reduce them. In the second half we had better organization and rebound control, since in the first half Greece had 10 offensive players. In the second, they only got us three offensive rebounds. In general we don’t look at the win, but we focus on how we played and how some players who have been playing for a while have performed. Now is the time to continue the work and present ourselves even better in the future.”

On whether the absence of important players depresses Serbia and Greece: “In Serbia and Greece there is always pressure, whoever is on the court. When you have big goals, you always have pressure. But we don’t think about pressure, but tension. In defense, in attack, spiritually…”.

On how he saw the Greek team: “I saw the games with Slovenia, they played very well. They are a strong and tight-knit group. I believe that both Greece and Serbia will be ready for the World Cup. You see a team that is ready to give everything, to play as a team. The same applies to our own team”.

Source: Sport Fm

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