Bartzokas: “Giannakopoulos has been attacking me for months – They probably want me to leave, but I am honored by this”

Regarding his targeting by the strong man of Panathinaikos, Dimitris Giannakopoulos, he spoke George Bartzokas after his victory Olympiakou on Prometheus.

“I can’t stand up to a team president. That’s not my job. I have nothing against Ergin (Ataman), which I would like to take this opportunity to express my condolences for the loss of his father. The opposing president has been attacking me in every way for months. It’s not my job to deal with it. I don’t have social media, I don’t have media like him to answer to, nor do I want to, I only want to talk about my team. We are focused on our goal. Our team’s announcement obviously covers me perfectly. It is unfortunate that something like this happens when you coach Olympiakos. In the past, Panagiotis Giannakis found himself in the same position. It is this toxic game that is played in the Greek league when both teams are very strong, like this year when Panathinaikos is strong. If it is personified to me, it might even honor me. They probably want me to leave Olympiacos because they think I’m doing something good“, emphasized the coach of Piraeus.

As for the victory over Prometheus and the playoffs with Barcelona, ​​he said:We have to improve our team in areas that are not related to today’s game. It makes sense that we were pressured by making the best second round in the Euroleague, along with maybe 1-2 more teams. In the league, the team tries to lower the level of intensity in these games, since today’s match was not particularly important. The motivation is great, no doubt. All games in the Euroleague will be blood and sand now, there will be great tension. All eight teams will be very good, the games will be exciting».