Kastritis: “When the injured return we will show the image we envisioned for this year”

THE Mars gave his first friendly in front of the crowd at “Alexandreio” and defeated him 76-69 Colossus of Rhodes with “weapon” defense, in the context of the “Stelios Symeonidis” tournament.

After the match, Yannis Kastritis made a first comment on the image of his team in the preparation, also talking about the many injuries.

What he said in detail:

“The truth is that we are at the peak of preparation, it is normal for the boys to feel a bit tired. But this is what we want to test now, the fatigue and being a new team to see how much we can improve during the game. Now we are building our character and identity. We are a new team with a lot of new players, we are happy with how they are working. I am sure that when all the injured return, we will show the image we envisioned for this year.”

For the several absences: “Just that every week a player joins, it is demanding in itself. We are used to difficulties and problems, we will find them during the year, but there are no excuses”.

For the first match in Europe (25/9): “We want to give 100% every day. The year is very long with many games. In Europe everything is judged after January, in the league in April and May. The most important thing for us is to lay the foundations and find our identity and improve game by game.”

For the play style: “The fundamentals will be the same: Energy, intensity, giving our best in defense and running the field. One thing we have this year is that we have a lot of quality guys on the perimeter, they can all shoot and pass.”