In the battle of qualification to Eurobasket of 2025, Greece enters, with the coach Vasilis Spanoulis to do premiere in the training sessions as a coach of the “blue and white”, today (19/02), at SEF! The first training session is taking place at this time, with the Greek coach having called 16 players from which the 12s will emerge for the first two games against the Czech Republic and the Netherlands, which will take place on February 23 and 26 respectively.
It should be noted that the Olympiakos and Panathinaikos internationals, who competed in last night’s (18/02) Cup final at the “Two Aorakia” in Heraklion, they will not practice today.
Before the start of training, therefore, the coach spoke to the journalists, sending clear message that as long as he is at the helm, the door of the representative complex will be open to all!
“I have not spoken to the children as a whole, but what we have said is that no one is above the national team of the country. The National Team is a duty, it is an honor and pride. What makes me happy, for most of the children, is that they are here, the national team is different from the clubs, they represent an entire homeland and nation. We must treat her with the utmost respect.
We want to put our philosophy in the team, for me it is important, the chemistry, the roles, that the children come with joy, with appetite, to serve their country. The door of the national team is open for everyone and will be open for everyone as long as I am the coach.
If a player is not currently called up, it doesn’t matter how bad they are, keep working and may well be in the next call up. The kids have a lot of experience, they have great performances and they will help the National Team.
We thank the teams, who, in collaboration with the administration, worked perfectly so that all the children are here and show their love for the team. The important thing is that we are playing in Greece, SEF is a stadium that carries the success of ’87. I hope that some other kids in the future will start basketball through the success of these kids.
These matches require more mental cooperation than competitive“, he emphasized, among other things.
See the statements of Vassilis Spanoulis on the camera of sport-fm.gr:
Source: Sport Fm
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