Ready to challenge the race with Greece on Saturday (20:30) that will judge the qualification in its quarter -finals EurobasketIt will be Turkey, as the federal technician of the neighboring country said, Ekrem Memnun. In detail the statements at the press conference:
Ekrem Memnon (Turkey Coach): “After yesterday’s defeat, we talked. We expected that the match with France would be closed and we knew that the result could be any. But we focused on the match with Switzerland, we took a small step and won. At times we lost our concentration, but we achieved our goal. The game with Greece will be very big, we want to qualify. In such a tournament you cannot make dramatic changes. We know Greece well, we have prepared, we have to make some adjustments and play with a clear mind. To play simply and fight. We have to work in some details, I think we will be ready. ”
Alperi Onar (Turkey player): “The match with France was difficult for us, today it was important for us to stay focused. We managed to win, we have a day of rest in front of us to prepare for the game with Greece. We have big dreams about this event and we want to prove it. ”
François Gomez (Switzerland coach): “I’m sorry for my players, because if we put some easy baskets we could be even more competitive. We fought all over the game against a very good team like Turkey. I’m proud of our team. ”
Lana Wenger (Swiss player): “We would love to win, it would be great, but we have proven that we can compete with such good teams as Turkey. We will try to do the same against France. Everything is possible. “
Source: Sport Fm
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