Platha: “We have to be tougher”

In the lack of toughness and efficiency from the AEK Betsson stood Joan Plata after the defeat by Peristeri bwin (89-78).

“Happy birthday everyone. It was a very competitive game, congratulations to the Peristeri bwin team who were very good throughout the game. Although we were close in the first and last 10 minutes, Peristeri bwin gave us no chance to contest the game. Even though we didn’t have a good rebounding effort, we had 10 more than our opponent, but we didn’t get anything out of it. We definitely have to become tougher and more competitive because we have very difficult games with very strong opponents next“, emphasized the Spanish coach.

As for the fact that AEK scores an average of 95 points at home, while away it reaches 78 as with Peristeri bwin, he answered: “The bwin Pigeon team has players who know the League and have played in the league, just like the Americans have played in the league. We don’t have that opportunity to have guys who know the league, as it’s their first year in the League and they’re learning it now. Anyone who knows me is not my philosophy, my mentality to play one way away from home and one way at home. All I try to do is convince my players to try to be competitive, suffer to win the game and do their best to win. If you go on the market of course and you can’t buy the experience, you can certainly buy some players with experience. We will try to improve even more because we have many difficult games ahead of us. In Spain we have a saying that we never see the sun in our eyes. That is, we never use excuses. I will always see the truth and reality, to improve my players and my team. We want to be competitive and that is what we will try to do in the future».