His coach PAOK; Massimo Kanchelierihe was invited to Man to Man Powered by Stoiximan, where he talked about his first experiences from Greece and the championship match, so far with the Thessaloniki, but also about the biggest memorial of his career, which is not But the love that the world of the “biceps of the North” shows him.
In detail what he said:
For what Massimo Kanchelieri wants to do in his own career: “Certainly, there is a piece of me who says I want to get to the highest possible level. At the same time, another piece tells me that I want to be at the highest level where I can remain myself. I think I’m somewhere between these two, because, in order to be honest, I’m still not sure if, going up higher, I will be able to stay as I am. I try to be honest with myself, I am not hiding behind any “curtain”. I am who I am. So I keep both options open and we will see where life will lead me. Wherever I end up, I think I’ll be happy. “
If he lit the spark again to PAOK: “This is excessive. PAOK is a spark that never erases. Sometimes they are a little lower and sometimes higher. Me, I’m just a part of the process. But, as I said, it’s a group of people who do this. The atmosphere this year is the one that brings us all close. It’s not just one. He is not the best player we have, nor the coach. And he is not the president, with all the respect, or I don’t know who else he is. They are all together.
I think we have very good chemistry between us. We have no problem with the team or with general issues. This is what, I think, comes out. People perceive it and see it. It is the first and best connection the team can have with its fans. To see and say, “Oh, this team … yes, I like it. Let’s go!” I think all this has nothing to do with me. This is not humility. A friend of mine called me yesterday and said, “You said that without the team you are nothing but you were lying.” I may think I’m the best but without the team, I’m not. This is not humility, it is the truth. You can work, you can do everything, you can be a good manager of the team’s emotions.
At the end of the day, they go and put their bodies, the 10 or 12 players playing. They put their feelings. It’s the same question you ask me. Have the same problem. And in addition, they have the ball in their hands or do not have it most of the time, and they must be useful. And it’s a difficult job. It’s a difficult mission. All of this lasts only 40 minutes. So when you are there, you really have to help each other. They help each other. It’s an excellent team, and they have a coach who must be good. I don’t think I did anything different from other years. That is why the coach is defined by the team, not by himself. Okay, I’m calmer, just because they help me to stay calm. “
Whether the slogan “is crazy the Italian” is the largest of these six months in Greece: “For my career, I think, not just for Greece! It’s nice. For the first time, people love who you are! Ok. It happened in Limoges, but they had a different approach. They liked my character, but they didn’t sing. They said: ‘Okay, well done’. In the first two places for me, there is: ‘the Italian is crazy’ and a flag with my face painted by Limoga fans. Imagine, someone saying ‘the Italian is crazy’, with the face designed as a picture. These are the two best things that have happened in my career, beyond the results, beyond training and getting to know many beautiful people, but that’s great. “
For his impressions of Stoiximan GBL: “It’s difficult. Greatly difficult. As I said, in the league I was before, at least you had an opportunity to beat the Euroleague teams. You have no opportunity here. We are 12 groups. Of these, the ten teams are fighting for everything! For playoffs and stay. The difference between the last position and the 4th or 3rd place is so thin that if you win a race, you are in the stars. If you lose a race, you are in hell.
It is very difficult to play in this league. It is difficult, full of good players, with a lot of tactics. So if you are not preparing properly, you will hit your head on the wall. You lose the game. And you have to be prepared as a team and as a coach. ”
Whether a European final with PAOK is the ultimate dream for: “I would share this experience with wonderful people. Just to maintain the discussion in absolute honesty, it would be a dream for me. I have never done it in my life. I would love it. And the combination with this team, with this club, with the situation now, yes, would be perfect.
But to be there as the first coach, yes, this year will be beautiful. I think it is, sincerely, very difficult for the level of teams that we may face in the final stage of the FIBA ​​Europe Cup. But you never know. It is the way you approach things and the way we can get there. The excitement and staying a little fresh, I think they will make the difference. But today, I can’t say it. “
Source: Sport Fm
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