After two important victories over Panathinaikos in the Euroleague and Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Calsico in the Premier League, Maccabi Tel Aviv will go up tomorrow (Tuesday, 21:05) to the floor at Menora Mivtachim Hall, which, at least according to the paper, it must win.
The Yellows will host Zalgiris Kaunas, the only team in the Euroleague that is in a 5: 0 balance, two days before they host Barcelona and the club's former player, Sharonas Jaskiewicz.
"They are looking for a first victory. They come with all the players except Joffrey Lubren. We want to be focused, not surprised," Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Yannis Sapropoulos said today in Masa'at.
"We will have to be tough, show how much we want the win and fight for every ball. They have players with Euroleague experience so we will have to be smart on both sides of the pitch."
On the opponent's situation, the Greek added: "I do not know if Zalgiris is under pressure, but they are fighting.
That's why we need to be mentally prepared.
They lost right at the end against Bayern Munich.
They have two more players who have returned from injury, Yannis Strelniks and Emanuel Modii, so they have a longer squad and with more solutions.
They are good on the offensive rebound, we will try to gain control of the rebounds because it will be very important in the game. "
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The person who received personal attention during the trip among the Maccabi Tel Aviv players is Roman Sorkin, who is in good shape and at the moment is the Israeli who most supplies the goods this season.
"He should not get excited about publicity, he should stay humble and learn," Sapropolos tried to bring Sorkin down to earth.
"He started well, he is in the process of being stable and performing for every game at his best. With the attitude he has I expect him to continue to improve."
