Milutinov: “I’m far from 100%, my job is to find a rhythm”

The level of his readiness was mentioned by Nikola Milutinov after its end Karditsa-Olympiakos.

Piraeus’ victory coincided with the Serbian giant’s return to action, with him expressing his delight at the event but also stressing that he is far from 100%.

In detail what he said:

For his return: “I feel very good to be back and happy to be with the team. It is important for me that I am healthy and that I am back with the team. I’ll need time to find a rhythm but it’s a good start».

For his degree of readiness: “I’m far from 100% but it’s normal. My job is to find a rhythm and I will do it through racing».

For the match with Karditsa: “We played well in the first half, in the second half we didn’t play well in the first few minutes. We have to not do what we did at the start of the second half because we might pay for it».

For the following games: “It’s not just the next two, we have a lot of tough matches in the next 10 days. We have to face them, be ready. If we want to be the best team we have to play well against the best teams. It’s a tough schedule, that’s why we have a big roster. Everyone will be important and should be ready to help the team.”

For the derby with Panathinaikos: “It’s a derby, whether it’s for the league or the Euroleague. It will be difficult. We have to be ready because they will be better than the Super Cup».

For Giorgos Bartzokas’ project to choose the foreigners: “It’s good that it has so many options. It’s a long season and you never know what will happen. It’s good to have a lot of options. We have a big roster, we can make 3 very high quality teams. He has been doing this for many years, he has experience to handle the pressure, he does a very good job».