Priftis: “Difficult period for all teams, we have to manage a lot”

In the need to manage many problems, injuries and not, stood the Dimitris Priftis in his statements in view of the match between Panathinaikos and Villeurbanne.

“Villeurbanne is consistently good enough. They are tough as a team and they are very good in the one-on-one game, an element that cost us a lot in the home match. This is a very athletic team. We should try to keep them in front of us, whether they have the ball or not. We should avoid back door situations as well as surprise situations, so that we can go to a more set game and control the rhythm. “stated and continued:

“It is a very difficult period because all the teams, some less, some more, have suffered, either from Covid or from injuries. You can say that this fatigue creates some situations that lead the games to become more defensive, harder and more set. Obviously, we started with the wrong approach to the match against Larissa. If we started with the energy we got in the second half, things would be much better. Of course, we have to take into account some other issues as we played day after day and with trips in between. “Also, our roster is limited and we have to manage a lot of things with injuries and other problems.”



Regarding the problems the team is facing:

“Obviously, Ioannis is out and it is a very important loss for us. This is the second time in the season that we will lose him for a long time. It is something that has been bothering him since the beginning of the year. Also, on Tuesday we had an unexpected with Bohoridis and as it is at the moment the team is a significant loss. As I mentioned above, there are several data that do not allow the team to develop the homogeneity that we would like at this time and in view of the Cup. After Covid we lost Papagiannis for a while, we lost Macon, who came back for a game and then was out again for almost two weeks. Evans, who was at the peak of his performance, was left out for some games. Beyond that, a new player, Jovic, who has a basketball value, but is not in the best possible physical condition and needs some time. There are several things that are not easy to manage and have not allowed us to be at the desired level. They are not excuses but facts. Nedovic, who is our best player, got into the rhythm he is in now from November onwards. Maybe if we had taken him to Barcelona he would not have played in Larissa. I want to say that all this needs some manipulation, not only from my side but also from that of the players “.

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