THE Christos Serelis he was the one who was at the Press Conference after Panathinaikos’ match against Maccabi Tel Aviv, due to the dismissal of Ergin Ataman, expressing his disappointment at the way the defeat came.
In addition, he emphasized that the “greens” in many parts of the games are not as tough as they should be, while he added that there is a lack of clear minds and that there is pressure weighing on the players.
In detail what the Ataman’s assistant stated:
“We are very disappointed with the way we lost. In the last minute we missed two shots, committed an offensive foul and also missed a crucial rebound. It’s unfair to our effort. About the game. in the second half we were aggressive in defense, we tried. It was a tough game and I think we lost it ourselves. In the second quarter we played poorly in defense for some minutes and because of that Maccabi led by 15 points. What we have to do is move on and see the next game.
I’ll just say it. It is the second game in a row that we have a very low number of fouls for a Euroleague game. Referees let go of contact, we saw it with Maccabi, we saw it with Fenerbahce. We are not as tough as we should be. We play at home. We see that when we make a couple of steals or make a couple of baskets in the surprise, the people are standing and helping the team. We miss the toughness. And in some parts of the game, we lack intelligence. That is, to have better options, not to give easy points to the opponent. It is clear that there is not the clear mind that should be present throughout the game to finish phases and score easy baskets.
It’s what I said before. It’s all together. The team plays under pressure. Not all shots are missed by guys who shoot at bad percentages. Some surprises, some outstanding shots, along with the shots. When you have pressure, when you don’t have a clear mind, when you feel like you have to win. All this weighs on the players”.
Source: Sport Fm
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