Mitoglou: “Let’s show up ready and focused – Key who wants it the most”

Panathinaikos AKTOR must appear focused, ready and more motivated than AEK Betsson, if they want to advance to the semi-final stage of this year’s Final-8 in Crete.

That’s right, Kostas Mitoglou with the international power forward of the “trefoil” setting the tone for tomorrow’s quarter-final of his team with “Enos” and at the same time referring to his return to the national team.

In detail what Mitoglou said about:

– the quarter final with AEK: “We have a very difficult game against AEK, which will have nothing to do with yesterday’s game. We know she will come prepared. We will have to look at each game in order to get the result we want. The level of the championship has risen a lot compared to my previous presence in Greece”.

-whether the second game in a row against AEK is a trap: “AEK has a very good team, we cannot underestimate them and it will be a completely different game. In knockout games the key is who wants it more. It will be a very difficult game and we have to show up ready.”

– whether Panathinaikos has something to prove: “I don’t believe we have anything to prove. All of Europe now knows who Panathinaikos is and how good a team they are. We have lost the Super Cup and we want to present ourselves ready and focused for the Cup. I think we have to present ourselves with extra motivation, because these are knockout games.”

– the call to the National team: “I am very happy to have been invited, I am happy to work with coach Spanoulis. But at the moment the Cup comes first and if everything goes well, we will have the honor and the pleasure of playing with the National team”.

-whether it’s extra motivation for him to get a title after his return: “I don’t see it that way. We don’t underestimate any team, because we beat them several times this year. There are no favorites. I don’t think I have anything to prove. I look like I’m enjoying basketball and I think everyone understood my presence from the day I came back.”