Zouros: “Our players just… attended the match – From Monday we are waiting for a player”

Despite his many absences Panathinaikouthe Maroussi failed to look competitive, losing 100-74 in the OAKA and falling to 2-6 in the Stoiximan GBL, being very close to last place despite this season’s financial excesses.

After the match, Ilias Zouros he emphasized that the defeat was reasonable, but he would like to see more effort from them players of, while revealing that his team will acquire a new player from Monday.

His statements at the press conference in detail:

“Congratulations to the Panathinaikos team. There isn’t much to say about the game. We didn’t show up at the stadium today. We had big problems in the district. It was Nikolaidis’ first game, I’m very happy that a new kid is back on the court to continue playing. We are waiting for a new player from Monday. We hope the team is more focused. We have a tough schedule ahead of us. I hope that from now on we will win and be as we want. There is not much to say about the match.”

On what he wanted to see from his team: “I would be satisfied to see a team fight more. A team that gave away many easy baskets and lacked concentration in certain parts of the match. Who didn’t play good defense. Because when you say I want to play good defense, you also need a good offense to control the transition so you don’t give away easy baskets. The quality is from huge. There is no discussion between Panathinaikos, Olympiakos and those below. From then on, to fight in every game, to have mood and motivation and that they can, I didn’t see it. I saw players who entered the field, attended the match and just went through the process of finishing and leaving. Every player and every coach when they step on the pitch wants to win. If there is a difference in capacity it makes sense not to win, but show the picture. We didn’t even show the picture.”