Trinchieri: “Olympiacos will win the Euroleague this year”

Honey… she was dripping for him Olympic The Andrea Trinchieriahead of the showdown with Zalgiris (1/3, 20:00), for the 27th matchday of the Euroleague.

The Italian coach idolized him George Bartzokas the Piraeus team, which he believes can take this year’s trophy!

“Tomorrow we play the most difficult match we have played so far. Why; We have played against some great teams, but at this stage of the season we can say that Olympiacos have found their form and are back to winning mentality. They can come with five players and play the match normally. I have unlimited respect for everyone on this team. Last year, for a difficult shot they did not become European champions. They play tremendously on both sides of the floor“, initially stated Andrea Trinchieri and added:

“Another reason why the match will be very difficult is that the stoppage came while we were in shape. I don’t know how we will perform tomorrow as we have no rhythm so I don’t know».

For the injured Dovindas Giedraitis and Laurinas Biroutis: “Giedraitis will not play, while Birutis has done some training and we will see. I hope he’s ready to play».

Regarding the fact that Olympiacos is going to Kaunas with absences: “I don’t want to say much about the match plan, I don’t want to open Pandora’s box. I only know one thing, that they can effectively play a 40 minute game with just five players. This is how they have learned to train and this is their system. I think energy and physicality will play a role more than strategy».

For the good defensive function of the “red and whites”: “As a great NFL coach (including Bill Belichick) once said: “If you want them to play good defense, then they’re going to have to sign good quarterbacks.” They have Walkup, Kanan, Fal, who dominates under the basket, Papanikolaou… They also have Giorgos Bartzokas, who is a coach who implements a very effective defense. I would say the best defense».

On whether he missed the evenings with the stadium full in Kaunas: “Very much. We had a good weekend in the Cup, but I’m happy about that. We put the trophy in history, but I’m looking forward to the nights in the Euroleague. We need an amazing atmosphere, as I said I have unlimited respect for Olympiakos, as they are a very good team. If you asked me which team can win the Euroleague this year, I would say Olympiacos. I believe in karma, what happened last year was very painful for them».