Sfeiropoulos: “We did not match the energy and speed of Olympiacos”

THE Maccabi Tel Aviv may have counted six wins in its last seven games in the Euroleague, but on Friday night (19/11) it could not avoid a heavy defeat by Olympic (90-73) at SEF.

Speaking at the press conference, the Giannis Sfeiropoulos He spoke about the fact that the Israelis could not follow the rhythm of the “red and whites”, while at the same time he spoke about the Greek derby of the “eternals” next Monday for the championship.

For the defeat by Olympiakos: “It was a difficult night for us, with a very bad start. We did not start with concentration, as was obvious. We did not match the energy and speed of Olympiacos. When you start so badly and are not spiritually ready, it is very difficult to get back. We play a lot of games and we had the match with Monaco that was energy demanding to win. I think this is one reason why we did not have energy and concentration. When you do not have freshness in the body and the mind does not succeed.

We fought in the other periods but we could not do anything better due to the big initial difference. There are nights when nothing works. We must forget that the event is a marathon and a difficult process. If we stay in it, we will lose the next one.

We need to learn how to prepare. I want to thank the friends of Maccabi for the support, the friends of Olympiacos who do not forget me and wish good luck “.

To compare the defeat with CSKA: “I do not know what to answer, what is easier to overcome. Both are difficult to handle. In one case you lose on the shot, in the other with a big difference from early. We are professionals, we have to learn and the most important thing is to react “.



For the Olympiacos-Panathinaikos derby: “Records do not matter, it is always a derby. It does not matter the situation of the teams but the most important thing is how you enter these games “.

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