Bartzokas-Papanikolaou: “Olympiacos for the top in all competitions”

Claiming the title in every event is a self-evident goal for him Olympicas agreed by George Bartzokas and the Kostas Papanikolaou in their statements on the ESAKE website ahead of the new season.

“First of all, I wish all the teams good success and, above all, health. Maybe we get monotonous every year, but the truth is that in a team like Olympiacos the goals don’t change. We have to fight with all our strength to win the first place in whatever event we participate in“, said the coach of Piraeus and added: “We kept a basic core, however, the few, but very important moves we made, I think will strengthen us a lot. However, it will take time and a lot of work to bring our true potential to the floor. Unfortunately we start this season with several problems. Our two main centers, Mustafa Fal and Nikola Milutinov are suffering from injuries and will not be able to strengthen us in the Super Cup. Nevertheless, it is certain that we will give everything to win the first title of the season».

Kostas Papanikolaou, for his part, said:I wish all the teams good health and that we have a good and competitive championship. For us there is no other choice but to fight for the top in all the competitions we take part in“, while the captain of Olympiakos added: “Last summer we strengthened significantly, with players of recognized value and I am very optimistic about our course this year. It is a given that like all teams, we too will need time and a lot of work to bring out our best on the court. However, time is a luxury we don’t really have, as in a few days we will be fighting for the first title of the year. Although we face many and significant injury problems, we will give everything for the first cup».