The talk of the day at Maccabi Tel Aviv before the trip to Monaco was to leave James Nanali out of the squad.
Coach Yannis Sapropoulos addressed the issue and said before taking off: "I decided to keep James out of the squad, it's my decision. I only think about the good of the team, and that's what I believe will help the team."
"This is a difficult time for us because we are losing games and not playing well," Sapropoulos admitted ahead of the important game in France. "We are going to react together - me and the players together. We will fight to return to good results and good basketball."
Nanali.
On the way out of Maccabi, Photo: Alan Shiber
"We try to learn a lot from every game and from every loss," the coach added, "we try to play better. For me, now is not the time to say a lot of words but to talk on the pitch. Less and do more on the field. "
Sapropoulos commented on the mood in the team: "We are all together, fighting together. There is a good relationship between the players, there is a good relationship between me and the players. I want to emphasize that we are all very unhappy with the way we play, but we are not disappointed - if you are disappointed you do not react. We want to return to positive results and positive momentum. "
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