With a lot of confidence to conquer the Eurobasket by Turkey and himself spoke the Ergkin Ataman At the press conference ahead of the big final with Germany. At the same time he described himself as a top coach of the decade, adding that the pressure before the final does not touch him since he has experience in the Greek league derby. He also talked about the role of his son, Sharp, as his partner. In detail his statements:
-The final with Germany: “We have made a perfect tournament so far and I think we played in all the matches at the same pace, the same aggression and enjoyed it. It will be another final for us, we are ready to take Eurobasket. Of course we have great respect for Germany, which is the world champion, with very experienced players playing together for 4-5 years. They are undefeated, but I think my team is better now and we are ready for the title. We are well prepared and we will be 100% ready to win and get the title. These are not the words of the air, I say it because I believe it, we have a lot of good players who have had a very good season. So my job is not so difficult. ”
-The trump of Turkey: “Our biggest advantage so far is that we have made very good games against good teams, such as Serbia, Latvia and Greece. We will not do anything special, our weapon is that we play as a team. We have seen from the friendly that we have nothing to envy from a group. We will try to play good basketball to win. ”
-Arbitration: “We are waiting for the referees to be concentrated and not make mistakes. The referees are also made by the referees, as by the players. I do not know who the referees will be, but I hope they do not make mistakes that will affect the outcome of the match. ”
-For if he has anxiety: “I was stressed only in my first Euroleague final. Since then I have the same treatment. We were joking with Osman that we have extensive experience with the finals in Greece against Olympiacos because of the rivalry. ”
-The importance of Turkey’s first presence in medals outside the border: “It’s very important for the Turkish basketball we are here. Our teams have been successful in recent years, but the national team had not done after 2001 and 2010. We had gone to the final then, but we lost. But I don’t want to lose this time, I want to win. ”
-Whether the national team has developed as a coach: “Every day every day can learn something. So too. I don’t know if it’s selfishness, it can be true. For the last ten years I have been the best coach in Europe. I don’t care which team I train. In each group I got a European title. The only difference for me is that in my clubs I speak English, which I do not speak perfectly, but in my language. ”
-how he holds his players landing: “It is not easy for all of us within 48 hours to play the final, but so is the program. We have the experience. We are glad to win Greece, one of the best teams, perhaps with the best star of the tournament, but today we have begun preparing for Germany. ”
-the role of his son: “He is scouting like my assistants, helps in individual training and tells me nice ideas. He has won three Euroleague with me, he is one of the most experienced people in this Eurobasket. He’s ready, maybe more of us. “
Source: Sport Fm
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