Olympiacos returned to winning ways by beating Villebrand 85-73 in France for the 16th matchday of the Euroleague and improving its record to 8-8!
At the press conference after the end of the match, the coach of the “red and whites”, George Bartzokasstated that his team managed to manage the pressure of “must” to get the victory, added that now that he has all the players available, all that remains is for his team to find their form, while he also knitted the eulogy of Mustafa Fal.
In detail what the coach of Olympiakos said:
“Let me express my feelings about the wonderful atmosphere in this fantastic new stadium. At a time when Villeurbanne is struggling in the Euroleague, it had this crowd that really supports the local team in all the games. It is a good example of how we should treat sports”.
About the game: “For us it was a must-win game. It’s the first round and we had that kind of match. We had to handle that pressure, play as a team and play the way we should to win such a match. We were leading throughout the race. In the longest period we played good team basketball, we passed a lot, we had 24 assists. We had players who helped us at different times of the match.
Of course I have to mention Fal, who had 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 8 blocks. He helped us a lot to get the win. Of course, other players also contributed to controlling the match, even though we had some difficult moments. I can remember Parris Lee’s buzzer beater that was a three-pointer and a foul… Moments like that can change the mentality and give confidence to a team trying to get back into the game.
We really appreciate the win. We have one more away game against Alba next week to finish the first round and we are optimistic. Our team now has all the players available and all we need is to find our form and play as a team the way we want to. I wish Villerban’s coach, Gianmarco Poceco, the best in the future, and of course all the best at Villerban”.
For Fal: “Since Mouss joined our team two years ago, he is obviously one of the main reasons that Olympiacos won all the domestic league titles and reached two Final 4s. Last year we reached the final and Mouss had a huge contribution to that, not only in the way he plays in every game, but also in the way he thinks about basketball.
He doesn’t play selfishly. He plays for victory and his team. It’s hard to see someone making 8 interceptions, but it was even harder for a player as tall as 2.21 to dish out that many assists. He is the whole package and he is very important. At the same time he is humble and is a very important part of our team”.
Source: Sport Fm
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