After the surprising loss to Bayern Munich, Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Yannis Sapropoulos supported his trainees and, as usual, maintained optimism
Sapropoulos, tonight at the shrine.
Maintains optimism as usual
Photography:
Alan Shiver
Maccabi Tel lost tonight (Wednesday) 85:82 to Bayern Munich and fell to a 2: 1 balance in the Euroleague.
Coach Yannis Sapropoulos said after the game: "Bayern played better in most stages of the game. We did not start well, the attack was not with good ideas, we did not know too much to do. We lost the ball 14 times in the half, we were not focused, and we had problems in attack but "Also in defense, they threw an airball, took the rebound and made a basket and an offense. Defensively, we were not good either."
The Greek added: "We tried to come back in the second half, but they scored hard baskets and we had to be more focused at the end of the clock, we fought to the end and that's the positive thing. "A different season than last season, but the season is still long and we will have to improve in the next games."
Sapropoulos added: "For us this is the sixth week of preparation, normally the preparation lasts six weeks, and we knew we would not be ready at the beginning of the season. Because we are not fit to play well yet, we will find the fitness better. "We trust our players, I'm not looking for excuses, we lost one game but this is a long season. We will have to start playing better."
On the game against Olympiacos: "We have to be mentally and physically ready to play an away game against a very strong team, we have to prepare and change the momentum and bring the players back together, we will try to do the best job until the game."
