Bartzokas: “Difficult game against Bayern – We hope Petrusev will play”

THE George Bartzokas he referred to the difficulties of tomorrow’s match against Bayern, but also the tough schedule at the departure of his mission Olympiakou for Munich.

“I expect nothing more than another tough game. Bayern is coming off two consecutive wins. In my opinion, he has the deepest roster he’s ever had. He has depth in all positions, many options and of course a coach friend who is understood to be very good at his job. She is fighting to get into the ten who will claim continuation in the Euroleague. And of course now after the victories he is in a good mood. Especially the victory over Baskonia was very important. Nothing changes in our approach. You always have to control the tempo, do the basic things of basketball, make as few mistakes as possible, play with confidence, with physicality, as required in such a game“, emphasized the coach of Piraeus.

As for the character his team is showing despite the problems, he said:He is super essential. After so many years my opinion is that even in the lower competitions, Eurocup or Champions League you can find very talented players. What you usually find in the EuroLeague are players who are mentally prepared. That is, they are very tough mentally, they quickly forget their good looks, they forget their bad looks and they know what they have to do to win a match. Talent may exist further down and often individual talent is even more. Here, however, it is a league that requires a lot of preparation, the matches are consecutive. As you know it is the third double week in January. In addition to the league games, we play every 2-3 days. And having our tall three out is something that definitely affects. But we have to stay alive. Every game is important. The one with Alba was very important, but the one with Bayern is just as important. You start now and do the math, you get closer to the end and you see where the others are and where you are».

Finally, regarding the participation of Philip Petrusev, he said: “He will travel with the mission and hopefully play. As shown by the MRI, he also played injured in the match against Real, which was not good. And the issue is not only that. Larentzakis and Goss also entered after injury. Because the matches are consecutive there is no possibility for players returning from injury to train, to reach a good level and to know what to expect during the match».