Jasikevicius: “We are here to win, let it be for a point – I want all the pressure on us”

Ready to play her… change in the Final-4, according to his words Sarunas Yasikeviciuswho in the semi-final is asked to… hurt him Panathinaikos AKTOR.

“As coaches, we have many difficulties, we have many responsibilities. The players just have to come and play well. We hope they do and put on some good performances“, initially pointed out the Lithuanian technician and added:

“You can’t think further than the next practice or the next game. You set goals that you want to fix. This is what I wanted to do from the moment I took over. Having veteran players was easier. What he did wasn’t a novelty, it was positive that I had three players I knew. We took it day by day, worked and presented something on the pitch that worked. We will try our best. We even surprised ourselves with some of the things we accomplished. We are here to win and I will be happy if we win by one point».

Then the former guard of the “clover”, said: “Every situation is different. In every Final 4 you can get experience, every phase you understand is useful. In life you have to give yourself chances. We did it after a very difficult series with Monaco and we want to take advantage of this opportunity. I tell my players that I want all the pressure and responsibility on us. You have to go out and fight, for me it doesn’t matter who the favorite is. In life you have to prove who you are every time and in basketball you have to do it on the floor».

Sarounas Jasikevicius also made a joke addressing Ergin Ataman, hoping to… avoid the presence of Kostas Sloukas in the match: “It was the best Euroleague Final 4 in 2009, with the best level of basketball and the best teams. Slukas was out of the dozen then, as he told me. Ergin, will you consider it and leave him out? (laughs)».