A reversal occurred in Zalgirissince o Kazis Maksvitiswho seemed to be on the way out, eventually stayed with the Lithuanian team, receiving their support.
The GM of the Kaunas club, Paulius Yankounasspoke about this decision, but also about the news that circulated that the decision was made due to the reaction of the players to the possibility of his departure Mcsvitis.
Her legend Zalgiris emphasized that there is indeed full support for Mcsvitisawaiting better results, but denied the importance of any player reaction to that decision.
What Yankounas said in detail:
“As we have publicly announced, we fully support coach McSvitis. We had a lot of internal discussions with both the coaching staff and the players. We have some injuries and some new athletes who need time to adjust. After all the discussions and analyses, we continue the work and hope that the results will improve.
We don’t play like last year. Last year we had one of the best defenses in the EuroLeague and we don’t have that anymore. This helped us build offensively as well. When we don’t do the work, doubts and lack of confidence begin. The discussion with the players did not change the management’s plans.
It’s the time of the season when discussions take place with players. We had a chat before the game against Panathinaikos and the team looked different afterwards. We had a discussion with the players and the coaching staff yesterday and they said they are responsible for the results and the way the team plays. We talk to players, coaches, managers. When a team is performing below expectations, it’s natural to have conversations with many different people.
I had the same problem as a player when I wanted a piece of information to stay within the team. You do your job well, you learn information, but I can’t say if it is correct (pp. in reference to Andrea Trinchieri). The players said that they were unhappy with the situation. They said they see the problem and that their efforts are not enough. The players feel the pressure.”
Source: Sport Fm
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