Papanikolaou: “No one can say whether or not the good atmosphere and team spirit is enough”

With a loss from Germany (84-71) completed her preparation in view of the start of the World Cup n our national team, losing in its second friendly in Abu Dhabi, after the defeat by United States of America.

Speaking after the end of the match, the captain of the “blue and white”, Kostas Papanikolaoumade him account for the appearances of our representative group in these two matches in the United Arab Emirates, stressing among other things that in the short time left until the World Basketball Tournament, everyone should work on the weaknesses shown by the team.

In detail what Kostas Papanikolaou said:



“The reason these strong friendlies took place was to see our weaknesses and work on them. We played against two very strong teams, considered among the favorites for the medals. We saw some good elements, but also some others that we need to work on. We took quite a few free shots, but we were not accurate enough, while in defense we had good phases, but also some with problems.

The goal is always to win, even in friendlies, but it’s important to see where we are and make the most of the time left until the World Cup. There is a good atmosphere in the team, there is unity, children willing to work, but no one can say whether this is enough or not enough. There is a desire to be united, to listen to each other. We have a week to work and go as ready as possible for the World Cup.”