Bartzokas: “It’s difficult to do what we did last year, but we have a good team”

THE George Bartzokas once again expressed his confidence in his roster Olympiakou ahead of the match against Monaco on Thursday at SEF (21:15).

“Tactics are a completely different game, but the meaning is the same. Every game is important at this point in time for the teams fighting to get into the top ten. We have nothing to do other than readjust our tactics, to emphasize certain keys of the game. Monaco has a lot of talent, they are second in points from the paint, they execute in isolation or in a pass from the first rotation, they have athleticism and the games with them are always difficult and close. We hope to be the ones to win“, said the coach of Piraeus.

As for the bad performance against the Monegasques in the regular season, he said:We are not in a revanchist mood with anyone, not even with our domestic rivals. All we want is to play for our team, to win, to thank our people who constantly support us with sold out and of course to fulfill our ambitions. We think we have a good team, we need time because new players are coming and you have to be very solid defensively and tactically. We believe that day by day we will be better. We recently played Monaco, the result depends on the day some players are available, mainly theirs».

Asked to comment on the statement of his partner, Dimitris Bozikas, that this year’s Olympiacos is better, he pointed out:Obviously he means the depth of the roster. Last year we had no major injuries and we were lucky. This year we have more depth because that is what the Euroleague requires and we had agreed with the administration to strengthen at some point. We feel the talent is high. To prove whether we are better or not, we have to do more than last year, which is very difficult».

Finally, in view of another sold out, he thanked the people of Olympiakos for supporting the team. “I consider sold out very important. It is a great achievement for Olympiakos that we have created such a relationship, so that there is a relationship of trust. The show we are presenting is good for the people, there is a… battle for them to get tickets, they are pushing us too».