Bartzokas: “Especially to be faithful like Papanikolaou – Olympiacos is a contender for the top”

THE George Bartzokas he considers the devotion shown by Mr. to be rare and special Kostas Papanikolaou in Olympiakos all these years, with the captain of Piraeus having become the first in participations with red and white jersey in Europe.

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“Loyalty, being loyal to a team is always something very special in today’s sport. To have a career for so many years in a team with a lot of tension and pressure in criticism when it’s not going well, special management when it’s going well, etc., for a player to stay stable, with such an offer, I consider it very important” said initially coach of Piraeus to refer to Thursday’s game against Real.

“We care about winning. The how has to do with many factors. We need more players in the rotation than we had with Baskonia to reduce the time of players who played on Tuesday to close to 40 minutes. To be solid defensively, to make a better appearance defensively.

At some point this would happen with Real. Everyone expected it to play better and become a team with a winning streak. The Euroleague is a marathon and you can’t write off Real. Each match has its own peculiarity. How fresh the teams appear from Tuesday will play a role. Fatigue and freshness will play a role against Real”.

As for Campacho’s statements regarding the level of Olympiakos in Europe and the best team at the moment, Mr Bartzokas answered: “We are one of the best teams in Europe, but if you lose 1-2 times you can fall down the ranks. Olympiacos is a team contending for the top”.

@sporfm946 Statements by Giorgos Bartzokas about Kostas Papanikolaou and his contribution to the team. #sporfm #olympiacosbc #papanikolaou #euroleague #fyp ? original sound – sporfm946

@sporfm946 Statements by Giorgos Bartzokas about the match between Olympiakos and Real Madrid. #sporfm #olympiacosbc #realmadrid #fyp ? original sound – sporfm946