His image is obviously better Olympiakou now, compared to the one he had in the first round of the Euroleague, as stated by George Bartzokas ahead of the showdown with Barcelona (10/1, 21:30)for the 20th matchday.
According to the words of the Greek coach, the return of the injured has played an important role in this, while at the same time he emphasized that undoubtedly the mission of the “red and white” in Barcelona is difficult.
In detail what Giorgos Bartzokas said:
“I don’t think ten days is a representative sample of time to tell if a team is in good shape, it’s just that there are a lot of games you play in ten days that form an opinion.
Barcelona beat Obradeiro in extra time, inside their stadium. It’s a team that definitely has a lot of potential. He plays with high shapes. With Kalinic in the “2”, he switches to all formations in defense. He has a way of playing both defensively and offensively and we have a game plan to deal with that.
It goes without saying that it is a difficult assignment, as is every game in the Euroleague, as is every away game.
I believe that we are also better than the first round, when we lost (including in the SEF match). We execute better both defensively and offensively, we have more players and certainly more healthy players.
We should always talk about the team and not the pitch. In Palau there is always a civilized atmosphere and if you play well, you will win. I don’t think there can be any doubt that Barcelona have a very quality roster. It’s almost every year in the Final Four. This, perhaps, shows the difficulty of the struggle. We shouldn’t dwell on that. We believe that if we play well, we can win everywhere.
I have played there many times (since he left Barcelona) and with Khimki and then with Olympiakos. It was an important year for me, but it was only one year, so unfortunately I didn’t get to bond more with the environment, but I always have pleasant memories and images from the team».
Source: Sport Fm
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