Angelou: “It was only a matter of time before the transformation of Hercules”

Against the odds and coming back from 0-2 down, o Hercules advanced to the Final 4 of the Errikos Dunan Elite League and has a right to the dream of promotion to the big division. The team coach, Dionysis Angelouspoke to EEC Web Radio:

For the reversal from 0-2 to 4-2 in the series with NEM: “I’m going to sound a bit trite, but our thinking was to look at each game individually and I think step by step we managed to turn it around. It was very important that the guys from the first moment were very focused and dedicated to the goal throughout the series.”

For the NEM games: “They were very intense games and very difficult. One was decided on a shot, the other in overtime, and in the other one, they didn’t beat us in “Ivanofeio” because of a shot. We played for four 40 minutes and one 45 minutes very close. They were very intense games and the opponent we played with was very strong.”

For the transformation of Hercules in 2024: “There were 5 changes in December, we changed three Greeks and our two foreigners, in which by definition the team would need two to three months to find their chemistry again. It was a matter of time for this to happen, we who live it from the inside knew that the positive results would come. It also happened to be the change of coach, which always makes the players feel freer and more motivated to play. It was a little certain that all this would happen.”

On the condition of Nikola Malesevic: “Today he had an MRI and they told me that he will definitely be ready for the Final 4. I just don’t know how many training sessions he will be able to do and to what extent he will be with us in the preparation.”

For Sincere Curry: “For children who come to Europe for the first time from the USA, it is a given that they will need time to adapt. We made a decision with the data we had to bring in the player we thought had the greatest talent. Given the time and what he needed to adapt, he proved that he is a multi-dimensional player in attack and defense and that he can help the team a lot.”

To support the world: “It is very important that the people are by our side. I realized this in two matches we played behind closed doors, where the team went in a bit numb at first. The stand gives you pulse, intensity and rhythm, it shows from the beginning that you must be dominant in your game”.