Bozikas: “Olympiakos’ relationship with the world is unprecedented – There is no negativity in the team”

THE Olympic returned to victories, prevailing Real Madrid 79-69 in the hot SEF, in his best performance this season.

The direct partner of Giorgos Bartzokas, George Bozikas, spoke to Nova’s camera after the match and mentioned, among other things, the connection that the team has with the world and the fans of the “red and whites”, while he also spoke about the goals and expectations that the club itself is making for the future.

In detail what Giorgos Bozikas said:



“Just as we are grounded after defeats, we are also after victories. We never once doubted our abilities. With the world supporting us as it is today, we will not stop fighting. That we kept Real to 10 in the fourth period, that we won the rebounds shows the will, the pressure on the ball, how close we were in the difficult times, when one supported the other and the world all together.”

For the world of Olympiakos: “Thank you to the people who set the tone for the team. I think the team has also responded. We have a unique relationship, unprecedented in Greek terms. The team stands for much more than a game or a lost title.”



About Sasha Vezenkov: “It’s not a matter of luck. We have to believe in the coach’s experience and instinct. So many things play into how long each player will take that every match is different. How intense it is, how tired you are, how you react, how ready the player in your position is. Today Peters gave many solutions. It depends on the match. This year we have a deep roster and it was a given that the best player after a loss was the one who hadn’t played. It’s normal for people to react that we lost because a good player didn’t play. We fight every game, we react to the difficult moments. The team showed the level, the character it has.”

For the team meeting: “A team scatters after defeats when the players blame each other and everyone blames the coach. Nothing like that happens here. The players came to the office and talked to the coach about what they should do and calmly we saw our mistakes and what we have to do. Today this was put into practice from the beginning. It is a process that takes place day by day, it is built match by match, so that when the titles are decided you can claim them”.

For the atmosphere before the match: “We value everyone’s opinion, including journalists and those who write on social media. Of course, the latter are the 2% and may be guided to create negativity. There is no negativity in the team, there wasn’t when we were behind. Then a wrong opinion is created in the world, that the team is questioned, criticized after bad results. We don’t get pressured by the world, we put pressure on ourselves. We create the expectations for wins. As long as we have the support of the people who support us and believe in us, this team will fight every game.”