THE Kazis Maksvitis he did not hide the respect and appreciation he has for her National team of Greece awaiting difficult task for her Lithuania in Friday’s game, where his team advances to its quarterfinals with a win World Cup.
“We have a good team, which works well and has a good atmosphere. I’m happy with the way the team is working this year and I hope we can win tomorrow. We have won three games, but they won’t matter because if we lose tomorrow Greece will have the advantage“, emphasized the Lithuanian national coach and added:
“It is a good team, with good coaches, good players, like Walkap who is a point of reference by controlling the pace and I respect him a lot, Larentzakis who was decisive or Papapetrou, who is in very good form. He has fighting players, he has experience in such games and we will have to fight. I also told my players that it will be a strong game».
Regarding the theoretical advantage over the tall that his team has, he said:The game is defined by the short, not the tall. Papagiannis is having a very good World Cup. It doesn’t mean that we have more tall people. After all, five players can compete, not six».
Finally, as to whether he accepts the title of favorite, he emphasized: “There are no favorites, it’s 50-50. Then Greece won easily and we now expect a very tough game. We have to respect the Greek team, because they know about such games, they have experienced coaches and there are no favorites».
Source: Sport Fm
I am currently a news writer for News Bulletin247 where I mostly cover sports news. I have always been interested in writing and it is something I am very passionate about. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and spending time with my family and friends.
