Bartzokas: “Spanoulis will put his touches in Monaco – We will deal with the Final-4 if and when…”

THE Olympic faces tomorrow (04/12, 20:00) the Monaco in the Principality for the 13th matchday of the Euroleague, in the first European home game of Vassilis Spanoulis on the Monegasque bench.

When the group left “El. Venizelos”, the coach of the “red and whites”, George Bartzokasreferred to the “key” points that will decide tomorrow’s match, while, among other things, he spoke about the competitive improvement of Thomas Walkup, but also for her choice of Abu Dhabi as part of the Final-4.

Giorgos Bartzokas’ statements in detail:



“We all know basketball and we must be naive if we believe that a team changes in a day. He already has great ability. Surely Vassilis (s.s. Spanoulis) will put his touches (next). It is a team built by my friend Saša Obradović. He did amazingly, going to a Final-4 and with two championships. He deserves congratulations. Of course, Vassilis will put his own theory and his own beliefs from now on. It is a team that can do a lot of things on the floor, it has the players that offer in many positions”.

On what Olympiacos must do to win: “We have to play solid and solid for 40 minutes. They are a team that constantly attacks. With players who pass well and play iso. They also have weaknesses. Let’s focus on our plan. To match sportsmanship, to perform well. And of course their special stadium that affects”.

For the Final-4 that will take place in Abu Dhabi: “I don’t know initially if we will be in the Final-4. We have to deal with it if and when it is in front of us. As a choice, there are certain criteria and they know something in order to choose it.”

On whether the good returns of Olympiakos are a “key” in the match against Monaco: “He needs good execution in attack. Let’s not make hasty choices. It’s a combination of many things.”

To improve Thomas Walkup: “He practices shooting a lot more. At the beginning of the year, he had issues with injuries and fatigue from the matches of the national team. Now he’s doing extra training, that would definitely happen. The doctors told us not to do anything more in the previous period after he played in a row for 11 months.”