Victory slogan gave o George Papagiannis for his next match Panathinaikos OPAP with Villeurbanne, in France, raising, among other things, the issue of prestige for the “clover”.
«We treat every match in the same way, whether it is the Euroleague or a domestic event. Sure, we will go there to get the victory. At home we lost to Villeurbanne, which had played very well. We want to show a positive image in France“, Said initially the international Greek center.
And he continued: “The truth is that we did not play well in Larissa, especially in the first half. In the second half we showed character and managed to turn it around, having an excellent Nedovic in our lineup. Looking at his numbers in the attack one can understand exactly what he did. We have had some positive appearances lately and we want to return to them. It is also a matter of prestige now».
About face presented by Panathinaikos, Papagiannis stressed: “From the match with Efes onwards, the team shows a positive face, with the exception of the match against Larissa and that of Barcelona. Unfortunately, we have lost several matches on points in the Euroleague, something that hurts us. We will try our best from now on in the event».
Finally, on French teamthe 26-year-old ace of the “greens” pointed out that: “When they play at home they show their best face. For our part, we really want to get an away victory, something we have not achieved so far in the tournament.».
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