“Nails” Ataman to his successor in Ephesus: “I was disturbed by what he did”

THE Ergin Ataman he has proven that he doesn’t do… public relations and if something bothers him, he won’t hesitate to say it publicly. His coach Panathinaikou returning to Istanbul, for tonight’s match with Fenerbahce, he was asked about his successor on the Efes bench, Erdem Chan.

The occasion was a remark that the latter said in a time-out of the team to his player “Do you think I am Ataman?”. Something that of course did not please the Turkish technician of the “clover”. “Erdem Can is a new coach. He can become very successful. But it would be better if he was a little more careful with his words. I understand that what he said was on the spur of the moment. Sometimes we get caught saying something. That happened to him too. Then he called me to tell me there was a misunderstanding. I told him to mind his own business, but to know that he is at one of the biggest clubs in Europe“, he initially reported.

He then blasted Chan’s move to “Pavlos Giannakopoulos” to kiss the hand of Zeljko Obradovic, whose assistant he was for a number of years at Fenerbahce. “What bothered me the most was when she kissed Zelimir Obradovic’s hand. As a person who has passed through Anatolian Ephesus, I was surprised. Of course there is absolute respect. I have the same respect for Aydin Ers (i.e. former coach of Efes Pilsen and Fenerbahce), but I wouldn’t kiss his hand in front of people. I would hug him of course. Erdem Can is a respected coach, but I can say that this bothered me, because above all there is competitionAtaman commented.