Priftis: “I think Panathinaikos will pass – the world will ” push ” AEK”

Reggio Emilia’s coach, Dimitris Priftihe was hosted by the Eok Webradio with Yiannis Lambiris and Marianna Anenioulou and made his own comment on Panathinaikos Game 5 with Anadolou Efes and the BCL Final Four where AEK participates.

The Greek technician, who has worked as a head coach in the “Greens” but also as an assistant to the “yellow -blacks”, predicted that the Panathinaikos will be able to qualify for the Turkish team, while pointing out that the union is lagging behind in quality by Unikaha MalagaBut it has the big avant -garde of the seat.

In detail what he said:

For Malaga, which she faced with Reggio Emilia in BCL’s play-offs: “It was a game that was competitive for more than three minutes. I believe for 35 minutes we were very close. Compared to the 1st game the difference was Farid who was missing in the first match. For a team like us who have a rotation of 7-8 players, it was a significant absence. We rely a lot on our defense in the 2nd. It also helped the fact that we were playing at home and had the world on our side. We were more decisive, we had a better long shot, but I think the good team finds the way during. Most of the time the 3-4 moments will determine some phases at the critical turning point of the game and personalities play a big role, so we didn’t make the victory somewhere. “

For the AEK semifinal with Malaga at the BCL Final-4 (09/05): “It’s Malaga, it’s Tenerife a very good team that I also think is at a high level. Malaga is a team that literally has 14 players, so it is very difficult to manage. However, the coach and players are used to this regime and have found a way to work together very well. I would say it is difficult to find 1-2 things to stop in this team, because both creation and shot come from many players. The points are shared, the minutes are shared, so it’s a team that has a multiple presence in attack and it’s not just one thing to stop. AEK will have to deal with several things. The big roster and many players help a team over a year to be reliable and high on the long run. One game or two games can never be inhibitory factors, because you need a more “tight” rotation to play these games. What is the advantage of Malaga throughout the season may be a small disadvantage, an asterisk in the fact that players need some pace to attribute with confidence and confidence. We also need to offset the world’s factor. Is a very important element. Not so much that it will affect Malaga, but that it will “push” AEK.

For Panathinaikos Game 5 with Anadolu Efes (06/05): “Although Efes has shown great competitiveness at the level of tactics and efforts and has presented very good appearances, I think today Panathinaikos will prevail and pass.”

For that he has been abroad for several years: “Now I think we are European citizens and basketball is European. It is not like in the past years when getting out of your country was a bit sophisticated, a little single incident. Now we are many who are outside Greece. Conditions are a little different abroad. Greece has a difficulty. “