Maccabi Tel Aviv coach ahead of Anadolu Zero tomorrow (Thursday, 19:30): "We will have to stay focused for 40 minutes" • On the start of the season: "I do not know if all the teams would play well when they are missing 3 players from the staff"
Speroplus.
"Anadolu is a very dangerous team"
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Alan Shiver
Maccabi Tel Aviv held a press conference today (Wednesday) ahead of the departure to Istanbul, where it will face Anadolu Efes (Thursday, 19:30).
Coach Yannis Sapropoulos said: "We will play against a very talented team that was great last year and continued with the same squad. Anadolu is a very dangerous team and we will have to stay focused for 40 minutes. It is a challenging game for us and we will fight as hard as we can."
On Wilbkin: "From the moment I arrived at Maccabi, I told all the players that they need to save better, because in order to be a great player you must know how to save. "An excellent athlete and also smart. He makes good decisions in defense. I expect the whole team to improve like him."
Ability and connection in the squad: "I do not know if all the Euroleague teams and all the Israeli teams would play well when they are missing three players from the squad. A friend told me he does not remember when Maccabi started the season without three players from the squad, And the method and I knew them and I knew what they would do. "
Pressure: "Coaching Maccabi is not a job with pressure, it is a blessing. I like coaching Maccabi Tel Aviv, and I like that there is pressure and a desire to win games and win titles. I would not be happy to coach a team where there is no difference between victory and loss, it is not me. "You can only play well. We are working hard to get better and adapt everyone to the method, and we hope that the injured will return soon, and help Maccabi fight for its goals."
