Takianos: “We didn’t manage to overcome our problems”

Fotis Takianos emphasized that the players of Amarousiou were prepared for a high-speed match against Kolossos, he focused on the quick departure of Fridriksson that deprived the rhythm and that is why they found themselves “chasing” the score and the low percentages in three-pointers and that in the second half they did not react selfishly and did not take energy, asking that this occurrence should not be repeated in the future.

In detail: “Happy new year with health to everyone. A game ended, in which we had prepared to be more competitive, but, unfortunately, we were not. We ran into some problems early on, which ultimately, as it turned out, we couldn’t solve during the entire 40 minutes.

I think for the pace of the match we were prepared for a high speed game. We missed Fredriksson very quickly, who went off with a second foul in the second minute. So, we were forced to adapt to schemes, which we knew, in advance, did not fit the logic of the game. So, we found ourselves early on “chasing” both in terms of the score and in the logic of how we could impose our pace.

In the first half, we had a lot of free three-pointers, but we couldn’t score, while Colossos had a high percentage. In the second half, it’s more about the psychological part. We should have reacted better. We did not react in terms of energy and selfishness. We didn’t seem selfish. We let the Colossus again dictate their pace and the result and the difference in the score explains the process.

We should understand that the team in the last three games, before this, showed a very good playing face and today it was completely different. We will all discuss together so that this appearance that does not suit what we seek in the future does not happen again. I believe we will find the solutions in view of the difficult games. We have a tough schedule. This was the third consecutive away game and we have a fourth. We should look strong in terms of both our mental and physical preparation.”