Premiere this year Euroleague does tonight (04/10, 20:30, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247, NovasportPrime) the Olympic in Istanbul, where he will face at the “Ulker Sports Hall” the Fenerbahcein a repeat of last year’s minor final of the event.
The renewed and clearly improved “red and white”start their European journey from a difficult home base, in their attempt this year to repeat their presence in the Final 4 of the competition, with the difference that this year they want to reach until the end of the route!
This summer, its roster was strengthened with very important additions, looking full and complete as never before, since it is not an exaggeration to say that this year’s material that has to be managed by George Bartzokas it is the best in the history of the club!
The people of Piraeus traveled to the city with the psychology soaring after its conquest first title of the year against the “eternal” rival, in the final of the Stoiximan Super Cup of Rhodes, and while earlier they had beaten Peristeri in the semi-finals of the institution.
In the pre-season friendlies, Olympiacos did “5 out of 5” against Maccabi (84-83), Red Star (87-83), Virtus Bologna (78-66), tonight’s opponent, Fenerbahce (73-70) and Trapani (95-90), showing however that it still needs work and how the team is looking for the homogeneity, the chemistry and the roles within the ensemble that will catapult them to the top.
“For the beginning of the year, the opponent matters. We too are looking to find out what our potential is, through every training session, through every game. There is a question mark about our readiness, I think all the teams are more or less at the same level”, said the “red and white” coach for tonight’s match.
In the competitions now, Olympiacos will not have the injured at their disposal Nikola Milutinov, Mustafa Fal and Keenan Evansas well as him Naz Mitrou Long, who stayed in Athens after recently becoming a father and it was decided to stay close to his family. On the other hand, returns to the 12th Shaquille McKissick who had been left out of the two Super Cup games due to the fact that he was not at the desired levels of readiness.
@sporfm946 Olympiacos training at Ulker Sports Hall, ahead of the Euroleague premiere with Fener #sporfm #olympiacos ? Exercise – Vin Music
On the other hand, Fenerbahce stepped up significantly over the summer, looking determined to go the extra mile and challenge her title chances. However, the season for Sarounas Jasikevicius’ team started with… the left, after last Sunday they were defeated in the Super Cup final by Anatolou Efes. The only absence tonight will be that of the guard Biberovich.
“I am very happy about the start of the Euroleague season. I missed Ulker Sports Arena. The opponent is very good of course. It is a test for us, but we start with a difficult match and we have to show up ready. I hope the fans appreciate what Dorsey has done for Fenerbahce. We expect a difficult match against Olympiakos, as usual”, said the Lithuanian coach.
Source: Sport Fm
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