Kastritis: “Soon we will make our world proud”

The belief that the Mars soon he will have the person required expressed o Yannis Kastritis after the Aris defeat by Turk Telecom (63-68).

“In the first half we allowed them to grab 14 offensive rebounds and shoot without pressure. The way we played in the second half was what we wanted. We focused on the defensive match plan and stayed in the game for the duration. Unfortunately in this period, it is reasonable that our team is tired. They worked better from their side (including the opponents) because of the fatigue we had and that decided the winner in the end. The injured Lazewski and Hodge are slowly coming back, improvement will come. I am optimistic that the results we want will come. Thanks for the help from the world. I want to guarantee that we will soon make our world proud with the way we play. We have a new team, none of the players have played at this level. All of them are slowly figuring out how to approach matches. It’s a process. We are in a situation where we are left behind. We see progress and will in the children. It is not easy against such opponents to turn the switch. That shows something. And that’s why I’m optimistic as I said before“, he said.

For the last part of the match he said:I don’t think anyone doesn’t want to take responsibility… So far, it happened with Venezia and other matches, that we can be competitive for 2.5 minutes. With Peristeri it was for 3.5 minutes. Chemistry is very important. We all build, this is done through a full roster. The children tried very hard, they are upset with the result. We must hold our heads high and be determined. We want the victory on Saturday against AEK“, he noted.