Kastritis: “Injuries have affected us”

Giannis Kastritis emphasized that Venetia deserved the victory against Aris and for that he congratulated them, he focused on the bad start and the energy they had to consume to reduce the score, he believes that his players deserve congratulations for the effort they made, despite the poor image in the fourth period, he stood on the injuries that have arisen and did not allow there to be solutions for the many fouls charged against a more competitive team, he asked them to improve their partnerships and work harder, he idolized the crowd that followed the team in Venice and referred to the transfer of Clay and the return of absentees.

In detail: “First of all, I want to congratulate Venezia for the win, obviously they were better than us for most of the game. For our part, we knew what situation we were in. This period is not easy for us, having to manage many injuries, which do not allow us to be in the condition we would like.

We know that during the game most of the time we get tired. This event also happened today in the middle of the third quarter, we were not on the field. If we include the bad start, but also the percentages of energy we consumed in order to “turn” the game around. Everything we saw in the fourth quarter makes perfect sense to us. I know when you lose by twenty points it doesn’t make sense to congratulate our players, but I will mainly do it for the effort they showed at the start of the second quarter.

It’s not easy for them, they work hard every day. Even now they are quite upset in the dressing room, but we know that with the way they are working we will soon be at the level we want. We have to be patient. I want to wish Venice the best of luck for the rest of the season.”

On how difficult the fouls charged to the players were for the course of the game: “We were not full today. Toliopoulos and Hatzidakis played untrained. Woodbury is coming back from injury and needs his time. Even if we all were, when you are forced to play without a normal rotation in the highs, it makes the situation very difficult, especially when you have to deal with the problems.

Really, I want to focus on the enormous effort that the children are making. Honestly, they are trying too hard, we had too many problems. By no means are we a team that has trained for seven weeks and is ready to begin its official duties. We are much further behind, but, from our own perspective, we know that in our good parts we can be competitive.

So, the question for us right now is to stay healthy, work, “build” on our good times and improve our weaknesses. The goal is to get better day by day and soon get the victories we want.”

For the weakness in rebounds, but also in how the opponent “opened” the defense: “It seems that we are still behind in our collaborations. It’s a matter of training and work that we all have to do together. We must greatly improve our cooperation, especially in the defense sector. From the third quarter onwards it seems as if we are getting too tired and “letting go”. We have to find the duration and increase our good intervals”.

For the presence of the world in Venice: “Great respect to the world of Mars. We also thanked them on the field for their presence. I really don’t have much to say, but respect for all the support today and in general. We know that he is always by our side. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank them very much and, rest assured, in a great year the team will present themselves when the time is right and fill them with pride again.”

On the acquisition of Clay and the possibility of a new addition: “You must know that Lazewski is also entering a comeback phase, maybe not immediately, but he is coming back. In cooperation with the management, we have our eyes open and whatever is needed to strengthen the team will be done. It does not mean, however, that it is easy either, mainly because of the image the market has. In general, we are in a situation where we leave the difficult things behind us. We see the future with optimism and, whatever needs to be done, we will do it.”