Ataman: “If we do not reach the final four, I will no longer be the coach of Panathinaikos” / News

“Panathinaikas” helmsman Ergins Atamans promised the team’s fans that they will reach the final four of the Euroleague, and if the opposite happens, he will resign from the team. coaching duties.

Having absorbed a dramatic defeat at the start of the Euroleague playoffs, the head coach of Panathinaikos Athens, Ergins Atamans, made a promise to the team’s fans.

The Athens team led most of the game against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Tuesday, but lost the initiative at the end and lost 87-91.

In the series up to three wins, PAO lost the advantage of the home field, but Ataman is confident that his team will cross the quarter-final barrier.

“I think we are a much, much better team than Maccabi,” the Turkish tactician told a post-match press conference. – 0-1 is not very important for us. We have to get back to our form and our game.

I promise everyone here that we will make it to the final four. My promise is that 0-1 doesn’t matter. If we do not reach the final four, I will no longer be the coach of Panathinaikos.”

Ataman’s promise to fans:

Ataman’s next topic was refereeing, which he criticized immediately after the match in a television interview.

“We didn’t play well, but two fouls against the three-pointer Baldwin is nonsense,” Panathinaikos coach Ergin Ataman told TV after the game. “I don’t get it, it’s not fair to give Baldwin six points like that.”

It’s not fair, but we didn’t play well even though we had a chance to win. We missed a lot of shots, we made two mistakes at the end. It’s only 0-1, we’re going to win this series.”

The next match between Panathinaikos and Maccabi will take place on Thursday in Athens from 20:30. Next week, the series moves to Belgrade, where the Tel Aviv team plays a home game.

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