‘I saw signs insulting my mother who was in her final days’

After the 14th championship won by Olympiacos, Giorgos Partzokas spoke to representatives of the press, declaring that he was fully satisfied with the efforts of his players throughout the year, while once again… he flared up against those who target them.

In detail, the Greek technician told the erythrolytics: “We would like the game to end. It has to be played on the pitch. We put in an emphatic performance from the start until the 28th minute, when it was stopped. I think no one can argue that our year ends with our third title out of the four we’ve achieved in the Greek League.” “I don’t think anyone doubted that we were the better team. I’m very happy for the effort of the whole organization. It’s going to end this year that will remain etched in history in our minds. We wish Yule didn’t hit the shot and we got four titles, but I guess no one can say we As a team we didn’t give everything in every game.

I appreciate the cohesion that existed between the people. People, even if they are the best of people, are not necessarily compatible with each other. There are different cultures, different nationalities, and different ages. We managed to make the team very solid in the dressing room. It was a happy moment, but also an effort, because the team hasn’t been cleared in one year. There was a common goal between Nikos Lipinotis, Christos Pavis, Antonis Katsikis, physiotherapists and gymnasts, we had a common goal and we were together through the hard and the easy. At the same time during the year we had two big health problems, with our coach Andreas and Christos (Buffet), which fortunately ended in the best possible way, tying us up even more.

It is a form of contradiction. How can I say something about a team that broke all records both in the Euroleague and in the Hellenic League, we haven’t lost for almost two years. When we are in a group, we like someone else. But is it certain that if someone comes he will achieve what those here have achieved? I’m staying on it. I don’t want anyone else. This year the team did its best.

You should ask others. Those who organize and implement it. Which ultimately didn’t work out for them either. From the beginning of the year, really without provocation, I saw signs cursing my mother, who was also in her final years. Didn’t bother anyone. Or that our whole bodies smell of beer, coke, and water today. Shouldn’t we talk about it? If we shouldn’t talk and be happy with what’s going on out there. I want to do my best for Olympiacos. If there is a communication mechanism that targets me in different ways, then this is not my problem in the end.

Now it’s a little difficult. Better to review after a while. Obviously, when Mr. Angelopoulos gave me the opportunity to get back on the team, we had something like that in mind. Circumstances and luck play a role in what you do. Both positive and negative. We’ve won a lot of games on this point. We lost two crucial matches, the semi-finals last year and the final this year, by one point. In the last two years we have won every title on Greek soil. Rather, I would say emphatically. Years later the analysis is done, but the numbers are very deafening for what we achieved during the season

The style of basketball we’ve played this year suits me perfectly. That was what I imagined it to be, playing well on both sides. The players have to improve during the year and for that they deserve credit for my partners as well. Let’s be tough in the locker room. To be the first to help, as that indicates teamwork. Apart from our good Greeks, who are also the captains of the team, I think the history of Olympiacos has changed with Val Walkap. I also trained abroad and I know very well that foreign players are empty after the Euroleague and are not thinking about the domestic league. They were to the end 100%” (focused) on helping the team and they’re impressive, they don’t care about their stats.

On the journey we take we have great failures and great successes. The goal is to live the journey a little more intensely. After all that 10 months of adrenaline, we now want to calm down a bit

There is not a single moment. We went through fire and iron. We won 40 points against high quality teams. We hit the point. We lost the Euroleague, just like we did. We had a third quarter in the semi-finals against Monaco, which was very indicative for the team this year. We beat Panathinaikos many times. Not only nearly 40 games in the Euroleague, is life and death. The games against Panathinaikos are also always like this. We’ve played 77-78 games since the start of the year, and our internationals have played another 10-14. Papanicolaou played more than anything else. Put in about 90 games during the year. This means huge mental, physical and spiritual stress. At least the big reward is the titles, because they are here to stay.

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