Priftis: “It will be a difficult game with Barcelona, ​​we need energy and concentration”

For the away match against Barcelonawhich will be held on Thursday (3/2, 22:00), spoke the coach of Panathinaikos, Dimitris Priftis, during the departure of the team for Spain.

The statements of Dimitris Priftis are detailed:



“We will see some things in the video and we will follow some tactics that we hope will give us a chance to be close to them. Barcelona is really a very good team, which reads the game correctly and plays with energy. We have over 4-5 things we need to think about in order to defend ourselves. They have very good ball movement, while they also play excellent defense. It will be a difficult match “.

For the way Barcelona plays:

“They can score from any position. They have a game from the low post, with peripherals, with tall ones but also with their four. They have a Pick n Pop game with their fives, they have a very good game set and they play with patience and good reading. We need energy as well as concentration “.

On whether the “greens” can somehow surprise the Catalans:

“We have to approach the match properly and present ourselves in a way that we have the lowest possible cost to be able to stay close to them.”

For the management of George Papagiannis:

“It simply came to our notice then. It’s not just George, it’s also Daryl but it’s Stefan, who needs time. Their situation needs some management “.

Statements were also made by Leonidas Kaselakiswho referred to tomorrow’s match, Nikola Mirotic and the absence of Ioannis Papapetrou.

The statements of Leonidas Kaselakis in detail:



“Barcelona is a complete team and tomorrow’s match will be very difficult. “It’s a challenging match for us and we have to be serious and focused to declare that we are ‘present’ in such games.”

For Mirotic and how he was treated:

“Mirotic is a very good player, but we will focus on our game to make Barcelona face our positives. We will not just look to “kill” their game to make it difficult for them “.

For the absence of Ioannis Papapetrou:

“The team has a strange transition after the coronavirus. It is not easy for an athlete to find his rhythm. For better or worse, these are excuses. We need to focus on the present. “The absence of our captain is certainly great, but we will have to see who we are available to find Barcelona’s weaknesses and beat them.”.

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