After winning the opening game of the season in the Euroleague and defeating Zelgiris Kovna, Maccabi Tel Aviv will advance tomorrow (Friday) to the first away game of the season in the Euroleague, when they will be hosted by the Turkish Fenerbahce.
Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Oded Ketch said before take off: "We come up a little short and missing Darren Hilliard. I guess that will put a little more pressure on other players," said the coach.
"This is an important game for us that will start first of all with the level of concentration. We must not have ups and downs like in the previous games. We are playing against a team with a lot of ability and players like Wilvkin and Clathes who are completely different, and Carsen and Edwards bring other things."
"We are going to win and get a good result," added the yellow coach, "in the Euroleague there are surprises and unexpected things. It is true that they are favorites - they play at home, they have more continuity and a very impressive squad. But still, we would like to play better, collect the best minutes ours from the last games and try to do something. In the end it also has to do with the players' personal fitness on a given day, and we have enough talent to get a good result."
About the defensive setup for Wilbekin and Clathes, Ketch said: "Two completely different game plans, they are very different guards. In some place this makes them very dangerous. We must not forget that we also have two players at this level. Also on Clathes, but certainly on Scotty , can't keep just one player."
Wilbkin and Clath's.
The focus is on them, photo: Getty Images
"Fenner is an excellent team, but we concentrated on ourselves all week, on getting better, on watching a lot of video," Bonzi Coulson analyzed the matchup, "What's important is to focus on ourselves and stick to our principles, no matter who we're playing against. It's a challenge and it will be a great game." .
Regarding the rotation in the squad from game to game, the forward said: "We are all used to it. In training there are different fives, so we are used to playing with different players in each training session. When the game comes, no matter who is on the field, we understand the coach's principles on both sides of the field. We stick to the identity our".
Jake Cohen commented on the meeting with Wilbkin: "I played against Scotty a lot in training, but it will be a little different when the money is on the table. First of all, I'm looking forward to seeing my friend, but once the game starts I'm looking forward to beating him. It will be a fun game."
Jake Cohen, photo: Oded Karni
"It's a game against a tough team that we want to win, especially away from home. Who cares if one team is newer than the other, as soon as the ball goes up we have to score more points than the opponent and that's all, the only thing that matters is winning the game," added the Israeli power forward, talking about The need to maintain consistency: "This game will be a test of that. Every time we drop from our level, it will hurt us a lot. We have to play a full 40 minutes, against a team of this level it is especially important to win."
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