A family will… be divided in two tonight in the match between Anadolu Efes and Panathinaikos AKTOR, as Ergin Ataman, speaking to Meso of his hometown, revealed that his son, now 13 years old, will support his favorite team and not the one in where his father has been working since the summer.
“I’ve been trying to get Sharp Ataman to be neutral since the morning, at least in the white jersey, but of course Sharp had a big commitment to Ephesus. He spent 5 years as a member of the team in the locker room and after all he is not a professional. I’m a professional, that’s how things turned out. I am in a major club that is a rival of Efes. Sharp, on the other hand, will be in front of us with his own feelings with the Efes jersey. I’m a good Galatasaray fan, Galatasaray congressman, but I couldn’t make Sharp a Galatasaray fan. Supporter of Besiktas. Sometimes I even say that when we stop coaching, we might play for Galatasaray’s presidency, but Sharp still says he’s from Besiktas. Unfortunately, he will support Ephesus against me. Well, at least he joins that excitement by coming and wearing his jersey in that great atmosphere at Panathinaikos home games“, emphasized the Turkish coach.
“It’s going to be a strange feeling tonight. After a long time, I will play here for the first time with Anatolou Efes as coach of Panathinaikos. Many good days and many good years have passed. It is impossible to forget the memories I spent here. I can feel them when I look at the flags here. After all, these are the things in professionalism and it will be an important EuroLeague match. Every match is very important in EuroLeague. That’s why we will try to win with our brains“, he added.
On the injuries faced by the home team he said:The EuroLeague is a very long marathon. So far, Anadolu Efes are unbeaten except for the home match against Real Madrid. Therefore, I can say that it performed well at home. Of course, lately they have been dealing with injuries. Although for the last 4-5 weeks we have been playing in the same position without our two important players, Papapetrou and Hernangomet. Of course the injuries in Ephesus have increased. It’s not just for this match, we’re in a double week and there’s another double week at the end of December. It’s a very difficult month».
Source: Sport Fm
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