Bartzokas: “It is very important to beat Zenit”

Olympiacos departed today on a charter flight to St. Petersburg, where tomorrow (12/11, 19.00) they will face Zenit, aiming for their first away victory in this year’s Euroleague.

His coach, George Bartzokas, speaking about the game initially stressed the following: “It is a match with a high degree of difficulty due to home, good team, talent, experience. We hope that we will be ready to play the game properly, based on the plan we have made to get it “.

Referring to the good percentages of the Russian team, he said: “They shot very well with Efes out and in the game with Zielona Gora, who of course had another degree of difficulty. However, the way they played with Efes also shows their level. We have to defend well, we have to not allow them to be comfortable on the floor, their creators do not have many options in the passes and we have our hands on the ball. “In general, we have to be tough and control the game.”

Finally, when asked about the improvement of the competitive image of Olympiacos, he said: “All the teams are getting better over time. As the season progresses all teams have better execution both defensively and offensively. Of course, it plays a very important role that when the team wins we all have more confidence in what we do. Also, a very important part is how many players you lose due to injuries. We had issues with Hassan Martin in previous games, but now he is better. We generally believe that if we are physically and mentally healthy and humble, we will do well. We must be humble, because we have really done nothing. We are still very early in the year. We always go with the same approach, that the next game is the most important. So, let’s concentrate on the match with Zenit, let’s see what we can do best and if we win it will be very important! ”

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