Trinchieri: “Panathinaikos has no weaknesses, it has the best perimeter – A nightmare opponent for any defense”

Another difficult outing for Panathinaikos AKTOR. The “clover” treats the Zalgiris in Kaunas for its 11th matchday Euroleague (22/11, 20:00, Novasports Prime, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247), aiming to achieve his fifth “double” in 7 matches away from OAKA.

At the press conference before this important match, o Andrea Trinchieri spoke in the best words about the “greens”, he emphasized that it is a team without weaknesses and with it better district in Europe, while he pointed out that the Zalgiris to change a lot compared to her last games in order to prevail.

In detail what he said:

For the match against Panathinaikos: “We are playing probably – not probably, but definitely – one of the best teams. The champions that have no weaknesses and have the best defense in the tournament. We are coming off three consecutive defeats. We fought but our efforts were not enough. Obviously we want to play well, win and go up the table, but we are facing one of the best teams and we have to focus on what we can change in our game. We will give our best and at the end we will look at the scoreboard to see the result.”

On what stands out among the greens: “If they are first, it means that no one has found a way to stop them. It is something very difficult, because they have the best regional line. Sloukas, Nunn, Brown and Grant have a catalytic effect on Panathinaikos’ attack. I like Lessor because of his toughness, energy and athleticism. He has the ability to draw two players inside the racket, so he leaves free shots from distance. Either you make a double team and leave the long shots or you play individually Lesor, who has 80%! It’s a nightmare situation for any defense.”

On whether the absence of Ergin Ataman will play a role: “No, it doesn’t matter. The players play, the coaches train.”