Villeurbanne (AFP)
Villeurbanne coach Zvezdan Mitrovic said he was a little surprised on Thursday by his team's victory over Olympiakos Piraeus, recognizing that Asvel had "played much better than it had been since the start of the season and the period of preparation. ".
Q: What is your analysis of this meeting?
A: "It's a great first time when we play a legend like Olympiakos, there's an extra motivation, we've played a lot better than we've been since the beginning of the season and in preparation, but especially at from the second quarter when the team delivered a really unbelievable match, for me it's a bit of a surprise. "
Q: What changed the game in your favor?
A: "We were too soft at first and we did not put any pressure on Olympiakos did what they wanted, they found easy baskets but then we managed to put the defense we wanted to put in place. We played at Euroleague level. "
Q: Are not you too modest compared to this victory?
A: "It's the Euroleague, we're realistic, we've started very well, we've had a good game, but we know the Euroleague system, we're playing again on Sunday, and next Thursday we're playing against Panathinaikos. the cloakroom, we did not have time to enjoy and we must already go back to something else Yes, we made a very good start, maybe we have accumulated a little confidence I remain realistic and I continue to repeat that tonight we won a small trophy because each victory represents a small trophy. "
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