Bartzokas: We Are Nomads This Season, a Deserved Defeat

Olympiacos lost its away game against Crvena Zvezda. With this result, the team missed the chance to hold its higher place in the standings and could not stay level on points with Panathinaikos.

Head coach Yorgos Bartzokas openly accepted the defeat at the post-match press conference. Bartzokas congratulated the opponent and said his team did not deserve the win with this performance. He stressed that 7 free-throw opportunities were missed and that shooting percentages remained low. He said they recovered in the second half, but that the game was decided in a single possession.

Bartzokas was also critical on defense. The coach explained that the fifth foul came at the end of the first half and said that once the opposing players relaxed, his team could not show the necessary physicality. He said the team was out of sync in both defensive and offensive planning, and that this was a lesson at EuroLeague level.

Bartzokas also said that emotional players lost control in the second half and made hasty decisions. Pointing to the intensity of away games, he said the team must manage this period calmly and that they will focus on the upcoming matches.