Sloukas: “It was not an indifferent game for us as coach Bartzokas said”

After a derby for strong … nerves that were on the “razor’s edge” until the last seconds, a very decisive three-pointer by Kostas Sloukas pushed Panathinaikos AKTOR to victory (77-71) over Olympiakos.

After the match, the leader of the “greens”, who counted 10 points and 7 assistsspoke about the importance of this victory, about the performance of his team, but also about the general value of a pink card in a derby.

In detail what he said:

For the match: “It’s a special game, always special. Always an Olympiacos – Panathinaikos derby hides dangers, there is stress and it should be, as coach Bartzokas said, from their side, for us it is not the case, for us it was not an indifferent game. We have lost several times this year to Olympiakos, in general we have lost, not in the league.

I think that even though the match was a derby in the end, because Olympiacos has a quality team, they have been in the elite for the last few years, we controlled the game, we reached 17 points, we had to manage it better, we made stupid mistakes, we took risks with the short formation to open the field in the attack.. We found solutions”.

For the four fouls: “Olympiacos is a team that plays hard goes into touch, we went into touch too, I can’t speak for the referees, there were some controversial whistles, we did our job and won the game.”

For giving their best: “For me and the organization it’s a do or die game, you definitely want the win and for prestige and to show you’re in good shape. We had significant shortages today. We found solutions, we played smart.”

On how different it is to play a derby: “There is impatience, a bit of anxiety, you want to show that you are in good shape, to show your training in the game as well. In your mind you are more focused. Every mistake and shot counts, they are do or die games, even though it hid so much importance, for us it was a final.”