Kalaitzakis: “Defence, running and surprise should be the identity of the national team”

THE National team she is ready for her presence in the tournament Aegean Acropoliswhere he will face Montenegro (25/06) and the Bahamas (27/06) in the SEF.

Speaking on the EEC website, Mr Panagiotis Kalaitzakis he referred to the level of readiness of the “blue and white”, but also to the identity that everyone wants the team to have, playing tough defense and finding points by surprise.

The statements of Panagiotis Kalaitzakis in detail:



The preparation of the National Team is of course… express, since you should be ready in a few days. So how is it developing in relation to the goals that your coaches had set for you from the beginning?

“I think it started better than we all expected. We are further along than we should be at this point after a week of being together. We have a tournament ahead of us, in which we will also draw some conclusions, since it will be the last matches before the Pre-Olympic Tournament. We want to show up as ready as possible to go do our job.”

Without revealing…secretly what will the identity of the team be?



“We don’t want to concede more than 60-65 points. With the qualifications we all have and the bodies in the team we shouldn’t concede many points. We’ll have to take out defenses, “hit” the defense, run and get as many points as possible from surprises.”

The final tests will be held at the Aegan Acropolis with teams that have strong players. Will it be important to you that people show up and give their own push before next week’s big date?



“We will face two very good teams with strong rosters and well-known players. What matters is not who we will play with, but how we will appear. We look at ourselves and I think we will be quite ready and we should be as ready as possible for the Pre-Olympic Tournament.”