He is in a competitive crisis PAOKwho on Saturday afternoon was defeated by 85-79 from Maroussi in Pylaia, knowing its third successive defeat and sixth in its last seven games in all competitions,
The coach of the “double head of the north”, Fotis Takianos, he did not hide in his statements at the press conference, expressing his strong concern, but also his concern for the image of his team, even making a special reference to removal of Kendall Smith.
Fotis Takianos’ statements in detail:
For the defeat against Maroussi: “We are very saddened by the result. We wanted to endure the game, with the logic that the opponent can change positions in their rotation. We had a lot of missed shots in the first half and a lot of missed threes. We lacked energy and looked unprepared, in terms of our psychology and the intensity we needed to have. While the game was pushing us, we made the wrong decisions. We are in the process of disruption and fatigue.
Although we tried to strengthen our roster, we played today with 5 of our 7 foreigners. This was not the image of our team and the problems of absences will not be solved quickly. We want calm to find solutions.”
On the Smith incident and the aftermath: “Events that have nothing to do with the competition, directly affected it. Today we didn’t have two players. We were very affected by this. When an issue arises in the family, everyone is affected, some less, some more. It was a shock to us, we talked about it with each other and we have to put it behind us. We are called to move forward. In one day, many facts were overturned.”
To strengthen the roster: “We will get a player to replace Smith, but we are not close to a player now.”
For Beliauskas: “He hasn’t been performing from long range lately, he’s not efficient and he’s feeling some pressure himself. He has our support and we expect him to react and help us. We are all trying to find a solution together.”
Source: Sport Fm
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