Papapetrou: “Let’s keep our good moments and work on the weaknesses”

The National team traveled from Abu Dhabi to Manila, counting down to the start of the Mundobasket. The “blue and white” completed its preparation, during which it gave six strong friendlies and everyone has now turned their attention to the official games.

THE Ioannis Papapetrou spoke on the official website of the EEC about the image shown by the National Team in the friendlies and the elements that must be corrected in order to achieve their goals in the World Cup.

“The tests were good, strong, no doubt about it. We had the opportunity to see a lot of things, we had good and bad moments and maybe the overall results were not what we wanted, but in friendlies it is not the primary thing.

It was a series of very important and useful games for the future, we have to keep our good moments and increase them and work on the weaknesses we showed, on the points where we are still not at the desired point, to try hard and when the time comes , the official games, to play our best basketball“, he initially reported.

– The point the team reached, in relation to the time they had and the one remaining, do they show a positive sign?

“Yes, I think we are good, in a good place. We all know that in the official games a lot changes compared to the friendlies, in them there are many tests, shapes, faces. In the official ones we will all be more ready and by extension the team, we will show our best».

– In the discussion of the specificity of the system, with every match having great importance and without margin for error, have you entered with the coaches?

“The format is known and I think we all know what is judged in each match, no special analyzes are needed. There is the USA who are given a very strong game, but what is certain is that we are not going to underestimate any opponent and any mate from the other two groups, to make a first overall step in the tournament».