Ergin Ataman, the head coach of Panathinaikos, spoke ahead of the visit to Belgrade where the Athens “Greens” will play against Partizan.
The Greek team currently has a record of 6-4 and is in good form. Confirmation of this is certainly the four consecutive EuroLeague victories. If we also consider the Greek league, Panathinaikos has secured eight consecutive wins and is not coming to the Serbian capital waving a white flag.
“This is the EuroLeague. Several quality teams have played their matches at the OAKA Arena on tough away games. Now it’s our turn to play such a match. It’s an extremely tricky atmosphere to play in, but we have the quality and capacity to deal with it. The most important thing for this duel will be how we implement our tactical ideas on the court.
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Partizan is an exceptional team with a brilliant coach like Zeljko Obradovic. At least for now, it seems they have had certain problems, especially during the last few games. We know they were missing Kevin Punter, who will play against us. It will be very difficult, and I hope we will avoid any injuries right before the game,” said Ergin Ataman.
Although the Turkish coach stated that the captain of the black and whites would play, we haven’t received definitive confirmation of such claims from Zeljko Obradovic. Currently, the condition of both Punter and Aleksa Avramovic is not entirely clear, and an official decision on their participation is awaited.