Papanikolaou on sport-fm.gr: “Defense is the key, we showed combativeness and terrible plays”

THE Kostas Papanikolaou talk to sport-fm.gr and him Nico Zerva shortly after the difficult, but terribly important victory (84-83) of Olympiakou on Armani in Milan.

Apparently he stopped at defense of the “red and white”, the hard work towards the Mirotic, Leday and Shieldsthe plays they had prepared to get the positive result, but also Fal’s contribution in yet another condition… of need.

“We got an important win away from home against a team that has found its footing lately. We showed tremendous fighting spirit and teamwork. We made some great plays. The key was our defense. At points in the game where we might have had the chances, we pulled out consecutive defenses. We had a tough defense, Armani couldn’t get past us” said initially Papanikolaou at sport-fm.gr and added, regarding the absences that Olympiacos has been asked to manage:

“Evil has dragged on… long enough. It was Moose out, now it’s Nicola sick… It’s not ideal for the manager’s plan. It doesn’t help when players are forced to play in different positions, with the different moves the team needs.

Fal made excellent moves. He entered the second half focused and was one of the key players”.

Regarding how to deal with its most important units Armanio Greek forward commented:

“It was part of the defensive orientation. We knew that Mirotic, Leday and Shields are crucial for Armani. We had to work hard.”

For the margins that still have Olympic to improve, “Pap” wanted to emphasize that: “The best is the enemy of the good. You have to demand from yourself in every game and in every training to become better. We have to bring to the surface the room for improvement with hard work”while, about how difficult it was to travel today Christmas about the December 26 game in Milan, he said:

“It’s not easy to leave my girls behind, but that’s our job. Other years, others left their families. You try to look more professional. But when the time comes to leave home it’s not easy… But this is our life. We have our health, we have beautiful things that are not given and we have to think about them”.

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