Hapoel Holon's new coach after the loss in premiere 91:84 to Hapoel Jerusalem: "It's not an easy time, I have a lot to fix. Coaches need to know how to work their backs to the wall. I want to make everyone believe that we can do something good this season."

• Stefanos Dadas. "There's a lot to fix"

  Photo:

  Alan Shaver

Not much training has been available to Stefanos Dadas since he signed Hapoel Holon, but the team testifies that he brought in a different spirit. The new coach often stops the workout, explains everything and often fixes mistakes. Yesterday (Saturday) there was still no impact on the work and the Purple lost 91:84 to Hapoel Jerusalem, but the coach and club leaders believe that the change will soon be felt.

"I explained to the players that I was a fighter, and I want to make everyone believe that we can do something good this season," Dadas said at his first press conference as a team coach. " One of the reasons I agreed to come in. There's less pressure on me than local coaches, I can be more focused, and I want our game to be smarter. "

Copine against the Jerusalem defense. "So far there has been good training" // Photo: Alan Shiber

"It's not an easy time, and I have a lot of things to fix," the Greek continued. "But coaches need to know how to work with their backs to the wall, even if it's not easy. The players' confidence was low after the last loss in Haifa, and I tried to pick it up and develop a strategy to try to steal here. Victory and indeed we came here to win, but Jerusalem is a good team with deep faculty and it managed to win. Now we return to our home and I hope that together with the fans we will return to the right track. "

Guard Troy Coffin said of the early days with the new coach: "We still need to get to know each other better, but so far there has been good training and it has gone well. We all have to do everything to go back forever."