Trinchieri: “Olympiacos destroyed us, they played as a Final 4 team”

Statements after the impressive victory of Olympiakos in Kaunas for the 27th matchday of the Euroleague, made by the coach of Zalgiris, Andrea Trinchieri.

The Italian coach said that the “red and whites” played like a Final 4 team, performing at a very high level both individually and as a team, while he emphasized that the break caused his team to lose the good rhythm they had found.

What the Zalgiris coach said in detail:



“Congratulations to Olympiakos for their fantastic game. They are a team with physical and mental toughness. They just destroyed us. After 20 minutes of trying, in the second we didn’t show up in the game. They deserved to win. They played as a team for the Final 4. They are a Final 4 team. They had great individual performances and a great team performance. You want to see blood, but you won’t see blood. There is no reason to assign blame now. We performed poorly in all areas. But it is very easy to assign responsibility. In the last matches we were playing excellently, but then we had the break and we essentially lost our rhythm and concentration. we didn’t do the same things.

I was waiting for a game like this. We learned a lesson today and we need to learn from it. for team defense, attack. The only thing I will say about my players is that in the face of so much toughness, we gave up. In such cases everyone looks at their own responsibility and the ties between the players are broken. We have to fight against bad habits and we have not succeeded. We will try to come back. The same players who were bad today were heroes three weeks ago. I will be objective. I’m happy; No. I’m outraged; Yes. But the same players who had this disappointing match, are the ones who gave us hope. I believe in these players. We will analyze all our mistakes. But let’s move on to the next one. This is what we can do”.