The Greek and Cyprus meet in the third group of Eurobaskethosted in Limassol, is of historical importance. For him Andrea Christodoulouwho passed most of his career in Greece, She wore her coat of arms at young men’s level And now it represents the team of Megalonissos, the peculiarities are even more.
Interview with sport-fm.gr and Christos Robolis
“It will be a very special game. I think this is the first time these two countries will face these countries, which are sisters for me. We will definitely go for the best, we will try to be competitive. Greece is a great team, with a long history and awesome players. We should be disciplined, for as long as we can, if it is for 40 minutes, show a good self for both us and for the world that will come to see us“, Said the 30 -year -old shooting guard, who is looking forward to starting the event.
“It is a very big appointment, an institution we feel blessed to participate in. What we want to show as Cyprus is that we can be competitive and that the effort we have made for two months-because the preparation has begun-did not go lost. We want to show that our island is trying to evolve the sport of basketball. The goal is to enjoy the game, because this is the first time we have been involved. We want to enjoy it, because in the end we play basketball and we want to rejoice“, He added.
The experienced ace, with Olympiacos and PAOK, is facing Eurobasket as a golden opportunity for the progress of the sport in Megalonissos. “I wish the Eurobasket for the children of Cyprus to come close to the sport, to see teams and players at a high level, to get new players out and the sport to evolve in the country“, He noted.
On Saturday afternoon, he will face two of his old teammates, Vassilis Spanoulis and Kostas Papanikolaou. “The years go by (laughs). This is what we said now in the locker room. We’ve grown up, it’s been ten years since. The feeling is special. Thank God we are here, we will play opponents and I only feel joy for that“, He said.
Finally, on how Cyprus can deal with the super-oscillation called Yiannis Antetokounbos, Andreas Christodoulou responded with humor. “I can’t say. It’s secret (laughs). They haven’t faced him in the NBA! Now I don’t know how it is going to be but I can’t say our secrets“, He stressed.
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Source: Sport Fm
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