Pieters: ‘Everybody in the team feels embarrassed – I hope this is the low point’

THE Olympic defeat him Colossus of Rhodes 71-52, however, he was troubled for another match with his poor offensive image, which came to be added to the two defeats of the previous “devil’s week” of Euroleague.

After the match, Alec Peters he did not hide his irritation and disappointment with the “red and white” team’s performance, and emphasized the need for improvement in view of the crucial games that follow, and especially the derby with Panathinaikos AKTOR (22/01, 20:15).

In detail, the American stated speaking to ERT:

For the fight with Colossus and the bad first part: “It was very difficult to recognize my team in the first half. We didn’t present ourselves as the team people are used to. Our performance was poor in the first half. I’m glad that in the second half we showed a bit better image, we all showed improvement but the first half was not good for us”.

On how he feels about Olympiakos’ image against Kolossos a few days before games against Maccabi for the EuroLeague and Panathinaikos AKTOR for the Stoiximan Basket League: “Everyone in the team feels ashamed, if not disappointed with ourselves, because this is not the Olympiacos we want to show to our fans and our organization.

Last week was not a good week for us in the EuroLeague and we know the importance of the one ahead of us. Tomorrow’s training and that of Wednesday must be at a very high level because the game against Maccabi at home, we must see it as a play-off game. It’s a must-win game for us, just like the one against Panathinaikos.”

On what Olympiacos should do to improve: “We all have to step forward including myself. The level we expect from us is not there and I think the fighting spirit, the team spirit has taken a hit. It’s something we all recognize and need to fix now. I’m waiting to see how we respond, how we react and make the next few weeks better for us.”

On whether he thinks the “red and white” will soon improve their image: “I hope that this is the lowest point for our team, that we can’t get any worse and from here on we will do better. Once we find a rhythm, if we make 4 consecutive wins in the EuroLeague and start playing at the level we can, we will show a much better picture.”