Papanikolaou at Sport-fm.gr: “We had the sign of the favorite all year – intertwined with the pressure of Olympiacos”

THE Olympic He is preparing for his fourth consecutive Final Four, as he is in Abu Dhabi to claim the fourth Euroleague trophy in his history, starting with tomorrow’s semifinals (23/05, 21:00) against Monaco of Vasilis Spanoulis.

The leader of the “reds”, Kostas Papanikolaoutalked to the Nikos Zervas and Bwinspor FM 94.6 The fact that the club has learned to live with pressure, such as the one created by the fact that all opponents this year regard Piraeus as the favorite for the title.

At the same time reported to Vasilis Spanoulis, Emphasizing, among other things, that there are no feelings for a 40 minute and anyone who is opposed to you.

In detail the statements by Kostas Papanikolaou:

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“This is what we want to believe, we want to hope. That’s why we work all year long and I think we’re on a very good level to do it. ”

If they have managed to manage or eliminate the pressure that Olympiacos feels:



“Olympiacos is intertwined with pressure. His world always wants perfection, the best, he wants titles, conquests and wins. You have to learn to live with it. It is a little more than 100 years of the club, but sports and pressure go together. Especially in teams that want to do championships and win titles. We also concentrate on this.

We had a favorite of the favorite all year, all of us were saying that Olympiacos is the best team. We managed to finish first in the regular duration. So we have to play our basketball, get ourselves and what we did in the normal duration to be good at this three -day. “

How different is the game with Vasilis Spanoulis on the bench of Monaco:



“There are no feelings for a 40 -minute game. Anyone who is your opponent is your opponent. Whether I appreciate Santa Claus and me, we know it very well. Beyond that, in the parquet, everyone does their job and tries for the best possible. “

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