Sphairopoulos: “I take responsibility, Armani has shown excellent quality”

The Red Stars came up short against Armani Milano, losing 93-71 at home in Game 10 of the EuroLeague.

The coach of the Red-Whites of Belgrade, Yiannis Sfeiropoulos, explained after the end of the game what happened in the game, specifically mentioning that he takes responsibility and will try to find a solution so that the team plays better.

His statements in detail:

“Armani played solid the whole time, we started badly and then we were better at the end of the first half. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the second half we lost control after a timeout, they continued to play extremely aggressively, they had that.” It was a great shooting day, we shot 11/13 three-pointers. This is a very important moment of the game, it changed the dynamics of the game. We tried to fight until the end, we were at the end six to seven minutes into the game and then in the last five minutes we collapsed

Armani showed great quality, we tried to change the defense, we did that four or five times during the game, but they adapted every time, they found ways to score, mainly through threes and difficult shots. We have to keep our heads up and keep fighting no matter where we play. That’s all we can do. I would like to end with the fact that we did not bring joy to the fans who came to support us, they are there at every game

The responsibility lies with the coach, I will try to find a solution so that the team plays better. I take responsibility.

It’s not a lack of concentration, but rather an indecision to resolve some actions, we didn’t know whether to shoot or pass. We didn’t have quick solutions. We need to be much better prepared and more aggressive against this type of defense

It’s true that we have some important players missing, but I won’t try to find excuses for our performances. We have a number of players available and I think we can replace all of those who are not there at the moment. While Hanga’s injury is more serious, it’s not much more serious. He will be with us on Sunday and then we will see that he will not be out for long, but will gradually come into the team.