Ergin Ataman, the coach of Panathinaikos, spoke to the media in his own style after the win against Olympiacos in the Greek League.
The Athens ‘Greens’ secured a win by 66-54 at the ‘Peace and Friendship’ arena, and the match, as expected, brought a lot of tension off the court.
“The game emotionally drained us. I couldn’t sleep the previous night. I’m not satisfied with just the result but also with certain aspects of our play. It was strange that we lost the previous EuroLeague match, even though we had control of it,” said Ergin Ataman and continued:
“Tonight, our defense was good. Even though we weren’t that strong offensively, and neither was Olympiacos, we managed to win. I’m not a coach who uses tactics. Dinos Mitoglou and Juancho Hernangomez were part of our tricks in the center position, and we used them to the fullest.”