Zdovch: “I am ashamed to look at the ranking”

In her concentration Zalgiris and especially in defense, he attributed Jure Zdovch the victory over Panathinaikos.

The Slovenian coach stressed that his players have spiritually affected by the Russian invasion of Ukrainewhile he mentioned that he also had pressure for the match that created the series of victories of his team, but also the problems of the “greens”.

«Congratulations to my players for the good game. Honestly, I did not know what to expect. I felt pressure, because we knew the problems of Panathinaikos and we had a good series. But what happened with the war affected my players. Everyone focused mainly on what is happening in Ukraine. However, they played hard from the first second. We were focused and good in defense“, Stated initially Jure Zdovch and added:

«At times we relaxed, because we found a score. Panathinaikos tried to come back with Nedovic’s three-pointer and hurt us. But in general we were in control. It is not easy to do this in OAKA. In my experience, it is not good to be ahead with +20 here. We shot and finally kept our lead».

For the improved face of his team: “We are a different team now. Three of our key players returned from injuries. We find rhythm. It’s not nice to be last. Honestly, I’m ashamed to look at the ranking. But lately we are trying to get that pressure off the players, to be more relaxed offensively. We also play good defense, especially in our most recent games. That is why we have made some victories. The most important thing is that our injured are back and we are now a different team».

On the war in Ukraine and the decision on Russian teams: “The decision excluded the three Russian teams and I respect it, I support it 100%. What is happening is unacceptable and sad, they make you cry when you see the news. I am glad that everyone showed respect for Ukraine and tried to help its people».

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