After the home loss to Zenit last week, Maccabi Tel Aviv will try to get back on the winning track in the Euroleague when they host Alba Berlin tomorrow (Thursday, 21:00). After achieving two major victories in between (over Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv), the Yellows will hope to do the same in Germany as well. Yannis Sapropoulos held the traditional press conference today ahead of the match.
The coach talked about the third closure and the decision to disable the local league: “I have already said that this year is different. We connect and want to win games and win titles, but we all need to understand that this is not real basketball. It is not easy for players to play without an audience. “.
“We are endangering ourselves to do our job,” the Greek continued. “Ultimately, the most important thing is to stay safe; yes to compete but the priority is to be healthy together with our families. I am already 53, it is impossible to know what will happen. We need to stay disciplined and then we can talk.”
Sapropoulos of course also referred to the game itself: “We will play against a good team, yesterday they proved how good they are. The fact that they are without a number of players and without the coach makes them together and fight. “I do not believe we can surprise them, or they are us. There are no surprises in this part of the season. The most important thing is to be mentally prepared and fight. If you are willing to fight, you can not be surprised.”
“We have seen that we can win tough games, like against Barcelona. In the end I hope everything will be fine because I am very happy with the way we are training and getting better. The injured are coming back and more connected to the team, we have good potential for the future.”