“The pressure on Olympiacos is always high, and the world is connected to the way we play.”

The match against Maccabi Tel Aviv is the second in a row for him Olympic At SEF the goal is just another win that will keep them top of the Euroleague. Giorgos Partzokas spoke about Friday’s match (21:30, Novasports PrimeLIVE from SPORT24) and in a more general context, he referred to both the SEF and the way the red and white crowd now perceive the situation.

“We will take the game seriously. We are dealing with a team that we lost to in the first round. A team that plays intensely because of its athletic abilities in all positions.

Of course, you need to execute very well in your defensive and offensive game to beat them. We don’t think 2-8 will show anything. In the sense that the Euroleague has proven that all matches are contestable by all. Therefore, we will try to implement our plan. We will play as seriously as we can, because as I said, the Europa League always hides the unexpected.

Every game is different. Each player has different characteristics. We’ll definitely need to defend well against their key scorers and creators. But I honestly can’t underestimate any player in any position. They are all good. I will insist again that it is not about the player who scores, but about the defensive function of the team. How much will it limit you to play and create mainly because the team that does not create difficult to reach a lot of points. It should be a great day for the players.

I can’t go into such generalizations, I’ll laugh at you. Let’s stick to what we’ve said since the beginning of the year. We have to prepare for the matches regardless of whether we play at home or abroad and against any opponent. Every game has idiosyncrasies and of course there are daters on our team too. This is the look, the injuries. So let’s be more conservative in our estimates. I’m talking about me. We will prepare for this match, against this particular opponent and if we are good we will win.

Certainly the demands on the team at the moment are high. Olympiacos by nature has difficulties in this matter, management, because the pressure on the team is always great. People always want to win. But I think this year, as I appreciated last year, the world also values ​​effort, not just victory. Many times when we have lost, I have been applauded and the world of our team shows that it is connected to the way we play. With how strong we are, with the size of our team. So, it is up to us to keep this. We consider it our very important weapon.

At the moment there are two or three players who have minor problems, but we are training and they will be in the match. In other words, there is no absence“.

Speaking on behalf of the players, Kostas Slukas said:We will submit the report at the end. We’re in the middle of the action now. We are in the first place, but this does not deter us, nor does it stress us further. We look at each game separately. I personally remember the game there, we lost our concentration for five minutes and lost the game. This means that at home we must be stronger and more focused for 40 minutes.

It is important for Olympiacos to get results whether it goes into a high-scoring match or a low-scoring match. We have to play our game, focused as I said. Our defense is the key to our success and we must continue and achieve with the people another positive outcome. Maccabi in all positions is perfect. And in five good players in three. They are generally a tight-knit team, fighting for play. So in theory they are dangerous enough to hurt us here“.