Papagiannis: “The National is above all”

Tonight for the “windows” of the 2023 World Cup, the Hellas welcomes Turkey and the Greek side has a sense of optimism.

At 18:00, Greece and Turkey cross their swords with him George Papagiannis in his statements to emphasize how important it is for someone to wear the coat of arms, while the Michalis Lountzis pointed out that the match between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos does not exist. At the same time, he added that all members of the National are united.

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With the permission of Panathinaikos, Papagiannis will be absent from the match with the Red Star, in order to strengthen the effort of our National Team.

The Greek center stated at the beginning: “We really want the national team to qualify for the World Cup and we will definitely all give 100%, we will make a great effort to achieve it».

For the move of the two “eternals” to let their internationals participate in the qualifiers and for the dynamics of Turkey, he said:

«I believe that both teams realize that the national team is above all. When the national team advances in the end we all have a profit. As for us players, I think it is the same honor and pride to wear the coat of arms on our chests whether we play in a qualifier or a final. Yes, the coach has told us about the roster of Turkey“, And completed”Whoever is on the floor, we will give our best. From there on the rest».

Papagiannis did not hesitate to call for the help of the people: “The presence of our fans on the field will help us a lot. We need the world by our side. When the national team plays it is a celebration and it is an opportunity for everyone to see the national team play an official game».

Finally, he got his praise Costa Slouka which will give the “present “in the match and will be his partner in pick n ‘roll situations:” Yes yes! “Pick ‘n’ roll” with Sloukas, but we will all give our best».

For his part, Michalis Lountzis praised the fighting dynamics of Turkey and the presence of Larkin: “Turkey is a very good team and in terms of Larkin we are talking about a player from the best guards in Europe. We are very happy that our own “stars” will help in this effort. We will be ready».

He continued, claiming that the rivalry between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos athletes is inappropriate: “There is no rivalry between us. It only exists for the 40 minutes that the race lasts. We are very loved with the children, we have gone through many joys and many sorrows together. For many years we play together in the national team or even teammates at a collective level. We are loved, we are united and we rejoice every time we are together in the national team and this will be seen outwards towards Turkey».

If today’s match will be a foretaste of the September games for Eurobasket: “It will definitely be a taste of Eurobasket. We want to give our best, we have prepared for the match and we are going for the victory “.

Finally, about who will be responsible for intercepting Shane Larkin: “I do not think he will be someone specific. It will be teamwork. As I said it is one of the best guards in Europe, so it will be a team effort».

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