Of course everything has to be taken in proportion, and yet – this is not how Oded Katash imagined his debut as a Euroleague coach: Panathinaikos, his new team, was defeated tonight (Friday) 100: 74 against Fenerbahce in the best league in Europe, in a game that made it clear to the Israeli coach how much his work It will be difficult and many for the rest of the way. Pau has slipped to 16th place in the table, and is now on a balance of just 6 wins and 13 losses.
Final Score@FBBasketbol 🆚️ #paobc 100-74#panathinaikosbcopap #WeTheGreens #UnitedWeStand #panathinaikos #EuroLeague #fnbpao pic.twitter.com/o8tkLrlV1u
– Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) January 15, 2021
“It’s a very bad result for us,” Katsch concluded at the post-match press conference, “but personally I felt even worse because it took me a while to keep up with the pace of the system or the rules. It’s hard to adjust yourself in two days. So it was not just a hard loss “It also hit me especially because I didn’t really influence the game.”
However, Katsch remained optimistic: “I believe we will be fine. We will have to keep fighting and stay together. We will keep our heads up, we have experienced some good training and we will improve in the future.” Katsch will not have much time to prepare, because he will return to the league on Sunday – when Panathinaikos will be hosted by Aris Thessaloniki. After that, the Greens will host the Moscow Khimki.