Kanaan: “Rebounds key against Zalgiris – Important we had a break”

THE Olympic returns to his obligations for her Euroleague with a difficult game, as he faces the Zalgiris in Kaunas (01/03, 20:00) for the 27th matchday.

In view of this confrontation, Mr Isaiah Canaan spoke about the difficulty of a match at “Zalgirio Arena”, about what the “red and white” should pay attention to, but also about the great importance of the 20-day break from Euroleague.

In detail what he said:

For the difficulty of the match: “Zalgiris certainly played a lot better in the last period before the break, the new coach has helped them improve. In general, they’ve always been a strong team at home and it’s showing lately, it won’t be an easy game at all.”

For what Olympiacos should pay attention to: “We will have to play team defense and watch out for easy mistakes. We must also not give Zalgiris second chances, control the rebounds, which is “key”. In general, the main thing is to execute our plan and avoid easy mistakes”.

For the energy he has after 20 days without competitive obligations: “It was nice to have a break, some of us needed it. Spiritually especially, it is very important to always have some quiet time. But it’s time to come back, we’ve been preparing all week and we hope to achieve our goal.”