His concern because he sees a “relaxation” on the part of his team ahead of the match against Villeurbanne was expressed by Ergin Ataman in his statements. Panathinaikos coach AKTOR pointed out that the French team is dangerous and that everyone should be mentally ready for such a match.
In detail what the “clover” coach said ahead of the match against the French:
On the Villeurbanne match and how he himself expects this game:
“For me, the Villeurbanne match is more dangerous than the Madrid game. If you lose in Madrid it will count in the standings, but everyone will compete there. We got an… extra win at Real Madrid’s home ground. But if you lose at home to Villeurbanne, you will suffer a lot of damage in all the games you have played so far. They are a very dangerous team. Sure, he’s not in the playoff zone, but Nando De Colo is back from a major injury and we know who De Colo is. He is Villeurbanne’s most dangerous player. Loverne is one of the tall scorers in the Euroleague and also there are players like Cabaro or the 2.21m tall. Fal, under the wreath. For me they have a very good roster. Indeed, they have had problems in the season and are not in the playoff zone, but they will come with no stress to beat.
Also, it will be dangerous because I think everyone is very relaxed. The team, the staff, I think the people too, everyone is relaxed ahead of this match because they think it will be an easy match for us. But, nothing is easy. We must be mentally ready. The team, the staff, us and certainly the people. In all the games we have played at home, the audience had a huge contribution. It’s a very dangerous game and we should be ready.”
For the final stretch of the Euroleague and whether the “clover” is aiming for 7/7:
“We have to see the games one-by-one, step-by-step. The reality is that first of all we have to win all the matches at home. Tomorrow is a very important match and we should think about that. Of course, then we will think about the rest.”
Source: Sport Fm
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