Barzokas: “We were unjustifiably nervous – in the end everything we did was wrong”

The Cup final ended with Panathinaikos prevailing with Olympiacos 79-75, winning the title for the 21st time in its history!

After the end of the big derby in the closed “two Aorakia” of Crete and during the press conference, the “red -white” coach, George Bardzokashe stood in the nervousness of his team and the many mistakes he made in the last minutes, also responding to why he did not use Larentzakis in the second half, and also referred to Wokapa’s situation.

Read what the Olympic coach said:



“Congratulations to Panathinaikos. It was a closed match, with fluctuations, no team could impose its game, which is expected. It was a nervous play, the situation in all numbers, except our shots, is very small for our percentage of a game that was judged to be 1-2. We were unjustifiably nervous, we had to manage the situation otherwise. And when we went through four points we made the wrong defensive decisions, we made two shots to Sloukas, Nan’s three -point lead and made a mistake in the draw, giving the basket to surprise. We missed the opportunity to get a cup. What we have to do is congratulate Panathinaikos on the cup and my players for the effort and continue for our other goals. “.

Milutinov did not play much in the second half and Larentzakis at all: “Milutinov asked for a change because he was in pain. A player is not a sample. We went to a closed rotisson, to a game without tomorrow. The come back showed that we had power. In the end everything we did was wrong, aggressive and defensive ».

On whether Goku was tired: “It was not only Wokap’s absence, but also Vildosa. But in Paris he was out of Vildosa, but he returns. We are playing now on Friday and we will have another player. We will see the situation with Wokapi in more detail when we return to Athens ».