Nando De Colo, a player for Asvel, spoke ahead of his team’s game against Crvena Zvezda in the first round of the EuroLeague.
The red and whites will host the French team Asvel in the Stark Arena on Thursday at 7 PM and are the clear favorites for this game.
In the EuroLeague, there is no perfect place to start the season. It will immediately put us in rhythm and teach us a lot about the rest of the season. Zvezda is one of the teams that strengthened the most during the summer and has big goals ahead,” said Nando De Colo, adding:
“I am not proud at all that we finished last in the standings last season, so it’s up to us to create the right team chemistry to build something great this season.”
Asvel’s coach, TJ Parker, shared his expectations ahead of the duel in Belgrade and hinted at expecting a reaction from his team following their defeat in the LNB league with a score of 91-71 against Sainz Quentin two days ago.
“We’ll have to deliver a better performance than we did two days ago in the French league. We received a real blow to our face, and it’s up to us to bounce back from that. I genuinely expect a response from us. We know how tough it is to play against Crvena Zvezda and what kind of atmosphere prevails there. Playing against Zvezda in Belgrade, there’s no better way to see what we’re made of,” emphasized Parker.